Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (05 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 7PM is: 1.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 188 | 188 | 293 | 669 | 1093 | 1331 | 1377 | 1363 | 1496 | 1623 | 1660 | 1769 | 1823 | 1760 | 1697 | 1797 | 1908 | 2216 | 2448 | 2596 | 2764 | 2677 | 2498 | 2211 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:38AM1.24m | 11:38PM1.62m | 12:28PM1.28m | 00:24AM1.53m | 1:25PM1.33m | 1:18AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10PM0.57m | 6:21AM0.41m | 6:07PM0.60m | 7:05AM0.39m | 7:15PM0.62m | 7:54AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 13 | — | SE 16 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 188 | 188 | 167 | 198 | 290 | 106 | 249 | 170 | 168 | 137 | 121 | 75 | 78 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 53 | 46 | 25 | 9 | 33 | — | 85 | 178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 14 | NNE 9 | E 14 | ESE 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 9 | 53 | 8 | 96 | 170 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | — | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 21 | 2 | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 92 | 169 | 293 | 669 | 1093 | 1331 | 1377 | 1363 | 1496 | 1623 | 1660 | 1769 | 1823 | 1760 | 1697 | 1797 | 1908 | 2216 | 2448 | 2596 | 2764 | 2677 | 2498 | 2211 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 142 | 2 | 142 | 847 | 776 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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