
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 11PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
341 | 341 | 346 | 299 | 306 | 277 | 284 | 239 | 239 | 234 | 227 | 217 | 217 | 212 | 302 | 435 | 487 | 545 | 590 | 558 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:46PM1.65m | 8:10AM1.58m | 8:21PM1.60m | 8:46AM1.63m | 8:59PM1.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34PM0.28m | 2:00AM0.20m | 2:14PM0.25m | 2:31AM0.18m | 2:56PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
341 | 341 | 346 | 299 | 306 | 277 | 284 | 239 | 239 | 234 | 227 | 217 | 217 | 212 | 177 | 160 | 157 | 153 | 128 | 76 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
15 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 13 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | — | — | E 14 | S 19 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 10 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
— | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 68 | 150 | 154 | 302 | 435 | 487 | 545 | 590 | 558 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 645 | 204 | 204 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 53 | 2 | 41 | 0 |
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