
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 8PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
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 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
400 | 396 | 396 | 338 | 338 | 350 | 350 | 286 | 238 | 227 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 188 | 188 | 188 | 149 | 149 | 146 | 138 | 104 | 102 | 102 | 104 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:32AM1.24m | 10:50PM1.91m | 11:24AM1.24m | 11:36PM1.80m | 12:17PM1.25m | 00:22AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05PM0.38m | 5:38AM0.35m | 4:55PM0.47m | 6:25AM0.41m | 5:49PM0.57m | 7:10AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | |
— | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
400 | 396 | 396 | 338 | 338 | 350 | 350 | 286 | 238 | 227 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 188 | 188 | 50 | 39 | 149 | 146 | 138 | 104 | 102 | 102 | 104 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | N 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 188 | 149 | 10 | 31 | 23 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | SSE 6 | E 13 | S 12 | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | S 12 | N 9 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 16 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
10 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | S 9 | S 3 |
1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | — | 5 | 39 | 47 | 53 | 61 | 66 | 94 | 85 | 64 | — | 31 | — | — | — | 1 | 41 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 69 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 166 | 40 | 40 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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