Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 6AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 720 | 685 | 652 | 604 | 480 | 384 | 288 | 429 | 407 | 379 | 389 | 334 | 300 | 248 | 204 | 175 | 142 | 125 | 98 | 94 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:41PM1.63m | 4:46AM1.19m | 5:41PM1.76m | 5:54AM1.19m | 6:37PM1.88m | 6:55AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14PM0.48m | 10:49AM0.25m | 00:20AM0.38m | 11:46AM0.21m | 1:18AM0.29m | 12:40PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 720 | 685 | 652 | 604 | 480 | 384 | 288 | 429 | 407 | 379 | 389 | 334 | 300 | 248 | 204 | 175 | 142 | 125 | 98 | 94 | 58 | 56 | 55 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | NNW 4 | N 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 21 | 110 | 195 | 237 | 158 | 161 | 119 | 57 | 40 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 20 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 24 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 2 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | S 8 | SSW 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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