
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 9PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
284 | 260 | 260 | 216 | 227 | 113 | 174 | 188 | 164 | 153 | 190 | 121 | 99 | 99 | 90 | 94 | 105 | 78 | 78 | 75 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:52PM1.67m | 9:13AM1.57m | 9:26PM1.55m | 9:50AM1.56m | 9:57PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37PM0.22m | 3:04AM0.23m | 3:18PM0.30m | 3:34AM0.29m | 3:58PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 9 | SSE 21 | SE 8 | SSE 20 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 |
284 | 38 | 37 | 72 | 69 | 90 | 42 | 188 | 38 | 153 | 190 | 121 | 99 | 99 | 90 | 94 | 105 | 78 | 78 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 20 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 16 | SSE 20 | E 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 |
15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 37 | 25 | 40 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 16 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | — | SE 8 | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 260 | 260 | 216 | 227 | 113 | 174 | — | 164 | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 170 | 203 | 5 |
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