
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 3PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun night, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1449 | 1724 | 2303 | 1811 | 4569 | 4721 | 4402 | 4314 | 4447 | 4425 | 3831 | 3680 | 3450 | 3286 | 3173 | 2881 | 2915 | 2585 | 2172 | 1849 | 1665 | 1394 | |
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 | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:57AM1.31m | 11:07PM1.70m | 11:42AM1.32m | 11:45PM1.55m | 12:31PM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM0.30m | 4:38PM0.41m | 5:41AM0.36m | 5:26PM0.52m | 6:18AM0.41m | 6:18PM0.63m | ||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | ESE 9 | S 22 | ESE 10 | S 22 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 24 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
4 | 633 | 9 | 1489 | 36 | 35 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 66 | 11 | 58 | 56 | 54 | 93 | 84 | 76 | 66 | 4 | 85 | 84 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 20 | — | — | E 18 | S 26 | S 26 | S 24 | S 19 | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | — | — | S 17 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 7 | — | — | 6 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 64 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 24 | S 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
1449 | 1724 | 2303 | 1811 | 4569 | 4721 | 4402 | 4314 | 4447 | 4425 | 3831 | 3680 | 3450 | 3286 | 3173 | 2881 | 2915 | 2585 | 2172 | 1849 | 1665 | 1394 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 279 | 265 | 722 | 651 | 466 | 733 | 651 | 466 | 651 | 651 | 651 | 555 | 598 | 392 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 142 | 53 | 0 |
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