Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 2AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1267 | 1371 | 1229 | 1229 | 1331 | 1676 | 2639 | 3727 | 2373 | 5058 | 4583 | 3987 | 3891 | 3580 | 3525 | 3525 | 3173 | 2924 |
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 | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:28PM1.83m | 10:57AM1.31m | 11:07PM1.70m | 11:42AM1.32m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM0.30m | 4:38PM0.41m | 5:41AM0.36m | 5:26PM0.52m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 15 | N 9 | S 20 | S 22 | S 22 | ESE 11 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 24 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 13 | 22 | 20 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 37 | 2373 | 35 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 66 | 11 | 58 | 56 | 54 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 16 | — | — | N 9 | — | — | E 20 | — | — | E 18 | S 26 | S 25 | S 24 | S 24 | S 23 | S 23 | S 22 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 6 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 1267 | 1371 | 1229 | 1229 | 1331 | 1676 | 2639 | 3727 | 2047 | 5058 | 4583 | 3987 | 3891 | 3580 | 3525 | 3525 | 3173 | 2924 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 438 | 392 | 142 | 265 | 265 | 279 | 722 | 733 | 466 | 722 | 721 | 466 | 466 | 667 | 651 | 651 | 438 | 392 |
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