Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (10 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 1AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 236 | 240 | 233 | 212 | 225 | 204 | 210 | 225 | 203 | 208 | 172 | 158 | 154 | 154 | 158 | 158 | 128 | 128 | 125 | 139 | 161 | 161 | 166 | 168 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:02AM1.46m | 4:10PM1.52m | 4:06AM1.41m | 5:05PM1.65m | 5:08AM1.37m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05PM0.70m | 9:38AM0.40m | 10:19PM0.62m | 10:28AM0.34m | 11:26PM0.51m | 11:17AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
mm | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 24 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 225 | 204 | 210 | 225 | 203 | 208 | 172 | 158 | 154 | 154 | 158 | 158 | 128 | 128 | 125 | 139 | 161 | 161 | 166 | 168 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | S 9 | SSE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 25 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | S 16 | S 24 | S 23 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 12 | SE 17 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 236 | 240 | 233 | 212 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 204 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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