
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 2AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 266 | 940 | 1009 | 825 | 893 | 1262 | 1540 | 1409 | 1410 | 1331 | 1256 | 1227 | 1122 | 1030 | 1067 | 980 | 877 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:17PM2.01m | 8:40AM1.27m | 9:03PM2.00m | 9:27AM1.29m | 9:47PM1.94m | 10:12AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59AM0.20m | 2:20PM0.18m | 3:43AM0.20m | 3:07PM0.23m | 4:25AM0.24m | 3:53PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | NE 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 19 | SE 18 |
5 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | N 10 | E 10 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 6 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
— | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 48 | 266 | 940 | 1009 | 825 | 893 | 1262 | 1540 | 1409 | 1410 | 1331 | 1256 | 1227 | 1122 | 1030 | 1067 | 980 | 877 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 459 | 326 | 326 | 340 | 279 | 279 | 324 | 41 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 2 | 392 | 438 | 524 | 564 | 438 | 324 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 392 | 646 | 646 |
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