Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 4PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 10 | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 182 | 86 | 212 | 244 | 236 | 284 | 257 | 240 | 218 | 245 | 188 | 188 | 339 | 723 | 1161 | 1151 | 1089 | 1039 | 1055 | 1151 | 1208 | 1254 | 1233 | 1210 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:54AM1.22m | 10:59PM1.71m | 11:38AM1.24m | 11:38PM1.62m | 12:28PM1.28m | 00:24AM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08AM0.44m | 4:23PM0.54m | 5:43AM0.43m | 5:10PM0.57m | 6:21AM0.41m | 6:07PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 |
 | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ESE 10 | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 8 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 182 | 86 | 212 | 244 | 236 | 137 | 257 | 240 | 202 | 156 | 188 | 188 | 205 | 160 | 383 | 188 | 181 | 178 | 178 | 173 | 131 | 170 | 121 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 8 | S 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | ESE 14 | ESE 10 | SSE 14 | NE 9 | S 22 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 284 | 7 | 48 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 63 | 86 | 250 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ESE 13 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 16 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | S 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | — | S 12 | — | — | — | E 14 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 58 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 3 | — | 49 | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 50 | 85 | 163 | 156 | — | 112 | 74 | 218 | 245 | 69 | 167 | 339 | 723 | 1161 | 1151 | 1089 | 1039 | 1055 | 1151 | 1208 | 1254 | 1233 | 1210 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 203 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 814 | 776 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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