
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (26 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
209 | 223 | 115 | 241 | 227 | 209 | 192 | 184 | 180 | 189 | 153 | 153 | 149 | 110 | 108 | 108 | 82 | 79 | 72 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:20PM1.68m | 6:26AM1.10m | 7:02PM1.75m | 7:15AM1.15m | 7:40PM1.80m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM0.46m | 1:06AM0.57m | 12:06PM0.43m | 1:46AM0.49m | 12:51PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 |
209 | 223 | 115 | 241 | 227 | 209 | 192 | 184 | 180 | 189 | 153 | 153 | 149 | 110 | 108 | 108 | 82 | 79 | 59 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 8 | SE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
18 | 10 | 108 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 72 | 51 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | E 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
— | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 25 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | S 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 3 | — | — | SW 2 | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
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 | 1 |
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