
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 7AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | E 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
130 | 133 | 273 | 251 | 281 | 24 | 273 | 371 | 312 | 262 | 158 | 158 | 213 | 279 | 350 | 741 | 643 | 485 | 383 | 322 | 274 | 320 | 312 | 384 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:10AM1.27m | 9:22PM1.78m | 9:45AM1.30m | 9:55PM1.72m | 10:22AM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26AM0.35m | 2:48PM0.38m | 3:56AM0.33m | 3:26PM0.39m | 4:26AM0.32m | 4:07PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 |
130 | 133 | 42 | 40 | 37 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 157 | 157 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 383 | 322 | 274 | 320 | 312 | 384 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | ENE 8 | SE 16 | E 7 | E 6 | ENE 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 |
12 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 61 | 104 | 75 | 47 | 248 | 281 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 12 | E 11 | NE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 9 | E 18 | E 18 | E 12 | E 17 | SSE 15 | ENE 7 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 6 | ENE 7 |
17 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 11 | 119 | 183 | 174 | 38 | 36 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
114 | 84 | 273 | 251 | 281 | 167 | 273 | 371 | 312 | 262 | 158 | 158 | 213 | 279 | 350 | 741 | 643 | 485 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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