
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (07 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 12AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (07 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | E 10 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
17 | 18 | 305 | 414 | 512 | 385 | 415 | 461 | 399 | 295 | 227 | 206 | 202 | 225 | 17 | 388 | 592 | 773 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:06PM1.62m | 4:37AM1.09m | 5:11PM1.72m | 5:40AM1.20m | 6:05PM1.80m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.39m | 10:22AM0.33m | 11:54PM0.29m | 11:26AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 9 |
64 | 51 | 40 | 30 | 389 | 385 | 8 | 8 | 399 | 295 | 227 | 206 | 202 | 24 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 10 | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 18 | — | 16 | 16 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | S 8 | — | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 6 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
68 | 126 | 305 | 414 | 512 | — | 415 | 461 | — | — | — | — | — | 225 | 163 | 388 | 592 | 773 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 53 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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