Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 4PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the E by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4762 | 4490 | 4356 | 4490 | 4669 | 4660 | 4816 | 4205 | 3827 | 3429 | 2744 | 2372 | 2096 | 1856 | 1625 | 1324 | 1177 | 959 | 826 | 521 | 432 | 380 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:42AM1.32m | 11:45PM1.55m | 12:31PM1.33m | 00:22AM1.41m | 1:25PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:41AM0.36m | 5:26PM0.52m | 6:18AM0.41m | 6:18PM0.63m | 6:55AM0.45m | 7:21PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | E 12 | E 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 70 | 1419 | 607 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 93 | 85 | 76 | 66 | 57 | 85 | 84 | 80 | 73 | 5 | 1177 | 959 | 826 | 521 | 432 | 380 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 26 | S 19 | S 19 | S 23 | S 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 66 | 64 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 39 | 57 | 47 | 5 | 23 | 40 | 198 | 209 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 24 | S 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 12 | S 21 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 100 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4762 | 4490 | 4356 | 4490 | 4669 | 4660 | 4816 | 4205 | 3827 | 3429 | 2744 | 2372 | 2096 | 1856 | 1625 | 1324 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 651 | 651 | 651 | 555 | 438 | 324 | 279 | 279 | 279 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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