Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (13 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 10PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | N 6 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 53 | 58 | 101 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 436 | 537 | 691 | 799 | 682 | 689 | 507 | 293 | 229 | 173 | 163 | 165 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:25PM1.28m | 9:59AM1.64m | 9:57PM1.17m | 10:38AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43PM0.46m | 3:18AM0.37m | 4:26PM0.55m | 3:46AM0.44m | 5:15PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 24 | 25 | 65 | 77 | 66 | 52 | 18 | 18 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 7 | 49 | 107 | 80 | 60 | 43 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | S 18 | N 5 | ENE 9 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 40 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 24 | 35 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | N 6 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 16 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 14 | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | 76 | 54 | 45 | 56 | 63 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | N 6 | — | SSW 6 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 67 | 53 | 58 | 101 | — | 3 | 20 | 173 | 436 | 537 | 691 | 799 | 682 | 689 | 507 | 293 | 229 | 173 | 163 | 165 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 59 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 204 | 324 | 142 | 324 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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