
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (24 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 5PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | Sat 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
412 | 402 | 383 | 344 | 308 | 302 | 365 | 405 | 375 | 368 | 400 | 512 | 494 | 451 | 408 | 393 | 359 | 494 | 393 | 335 | 344 | 382 | 295 | 354 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:13PM1.49m | 3:52AM1.25m | 5:07PM1.59m | 4:51AM1.20m | 5:56PM1.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25AM0.49m | 10:28PM0.76m | 10:11AM0.47m | 11:34PM0.72m | 10:57AM0.45m | 00:31AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | |
— | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | 4:59 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 14 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 359 | 302 | 393 | 335 | 344 | 268 | 295 | 354 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 6 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | E 6 | — | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | S 15 |
4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 62 | — | 5 | 5 | 39 | 29 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — |
412 | 402 | 383 | 344 | 308 | 302 | 365 | 405 | 375 | 368 | 400 | 512 | 494 | 451 | 408 | 393 | — | 494 | — | — | — | 382 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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