
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 12AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
667 | 647 | 599 | 509 | 497 | 445 | 398 | 355 | 333 | 257 | 233 | 227 | 205 | 118 | 107 | 94 | 171 | 164 | 141 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:16PM1.77m | 8:36AM1.55m | 8:52PM1.67m | 9:13AM1.57m | 9:26PM1.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54PM0.17m | 2:33AM0.19m | 2:37PM0.22m | 3:04AM0.23m | 3:18PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 14 | SE 20 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 19 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 20 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
5 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 257 | 233 | 227 | 69 | 94 | 77 | 77 | 38 | 164 | 141 | 131 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 21 | S 21 | NE 15 | NE 15 | E 16 | E 15 | S 19 | NE 14 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | E 9 | SSE 19 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | E 13 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | E 10 |
4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 72 | 6 | 37 | 42 | 40 | 3 | 35 | 32 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 22 | N 15 | N 15 | NE 15 | — | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | NE 13 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 17 |
9 | 4 | 4 | 9 | — | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 25 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | — | — | — |
667 | 647 | 599 | 509 | 497 | 445 | 398 | 355 | 333 | — | — | — | 205 | 118 | 107 | 94 | 171 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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