Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
346 | 386 | 386 | 137 | 137 | 195 | 289 | 295 | 454 | 405 | 343 | 132 | 325 | 94 | 86 | 254 | 244 | 262 | 212 | 153 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:51PM1.71m | 9:14AM1.45m | 9:25PM1.63m | 9:51AM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31PM0.29m | 3:13AM0.24m | 3:10PM0.29m | 3:43AM0.23m | 3:52PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
55 | 55 | 54 | 137 | 137 | 85 | 35 | 36 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 72 | 39 | 94 | 71 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 15 | — | NE 12 | NE 14 | E 9 | NE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 18 | SE 10 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | E 11 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 37 | 36 | 34 | 4 | 8 | — | 6 | 7 | 41 | 7 | 69 | 86 | 33 | 24 | 29 | 41 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | — | N 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | NE 15 | — | N 15 | S 18 | NE 13 | S 17 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 13 | SSE 18 | E 12 | E 11 | SE 16 |
4 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 39 | 38 | 7 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 67 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | — | S 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
346 | 386 | 386 | 71 | 84 | 195 | 289 | 295 | 454 | 405 | 343 | 132 | 325 | — | 49 | 254 | 244 | 262 | 212 | 153 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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