
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (03 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 10PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 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 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Mon 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | 104 | 75 | 75 | 83 | 91 | 91 | 86 | 222 | 244 | 250 | 284 | 257 | 240 | 214 | 156 | 156 | 303 | 445 | 749 | 963 | 1008 | 887 | 943 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:14AM1.20m | 10:23PM1.77m | 10:54AM1.22m | 10:59PM1.71m | 11:38AM1.24m | 11:38PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42PM0.52m | 5:08AM0.44m | 4:23PM0.54m | 5:43AM0.43m | 5:10PM0.57m | 6:21AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
— | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 13 | NE 9 | ESE 11 | SSE 14 | ESE 13 |
73 | 104 | 93 | 64 | 55 | 91 | 91 | 86 | 222 | 244 | 250 | 284 | 257 | 240 | 198 | 156 | 156 | 184 | 195 | 199 | 3 | 90 | 134 | 178 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 12 | NNE 8 | E 11 | ESE 14 | E 14 | ESE 11 | NE 8 |
— | 56 | 75 | 75 | 83 | 21 | 36 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 7 | 4 | 45 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 48 | 7 | 157 | 63 | 97 | 65 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 15 | ENE 7 | E 14 | ESE 13 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SE 14 | NNE 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 18 | NE 8 | — | — | — | E 14 | — |
2 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 58 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | 96 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 4 | — | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
119 | 91 | 27 | — | 4 | 15 | 42 | 69 | 84 | 140 | 106 | 79 | 107 | 77 | 214 | 72 | 134 | 303 | 445 | 749 | 963 | 1008 | 887 | 943 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 912 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
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