
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (29 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 5AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (29 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 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 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
235 | 225 | 375 | 325 | 318 | 311 | 269 | 205 | 180 | 173 | 149 | 145 | 166 | 101 | 79 | 94 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 90 | 78 | 78 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:23PM1.82m | 7:29AM1.17m | 8:03PM1.86m | 8:14AM1.18m | 8:40PM1.87m | 8:56AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06AM0.55m | 1:08PM0.42m | 2:47AM0.51m | 1:48PM0.44m | 3:25AM0.48m | 2:26PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
172 | 225 | 375 | 325 | 318 | 311 | 269 | 205 | 180 | 173 | 149 | 145 | 166 | 101 | 79 | 94 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 90 | 78 | 78 | 63 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | ESE 10 | — | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | ENE 5 | ESE 11 | S 19 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
11 | 141 | — | 5 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 44 | 34 | 31 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 59 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 59 | 65 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | SE 16 | E 11 | — | E 10 | S 14 | S 11 | S 13 | S 19 | S 12 | S 19 | S 18 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
2 | 10 | 2 | — | 2 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 40 | 40 | 21 | 40 | 60 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
235 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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 | 82 | 54 |
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