Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 5AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 5 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 81 | 91 | 123 | 139 | 89 | 67 | 58 | 78 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 34 | 341 | 588 | 770 | 935 | 994 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:53PM1.39m | 9:22AM1.68m | 9:25PM1.28m | 9:59AM1.64m | 9:57PM1.17m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50AM0.30m | 3:43PM0.46m | 3:18AM0.37m | 4:26PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | N 6 | NNE 6 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 9 | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 110 | 69 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 58 | 42 | 47 | 25 | 14 | 40 | 22 | 22 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 13 | 21 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 15 | E 15 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 81 | 91 | 123 | 139 | 89 | 67 | 58 | 78 | 33 | — | — | 73 | 341 | 588 | 770 | 935 | 994 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 387 | 178 | 140 | 40 | 1 | 40 | 25 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 157 | 0 | 279 | 265 | 279 | 0 |
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