Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 1PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1201 | 999 | 861 | 690 | 612 | 529 | 465 | 334 | 472 | 407 | 240 | 185 | 181 | 205 | 306 | 258 | 252 | 205 | 201 | 165 | 161 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:25PM1.34m | 1:04AM1.28m | 2:27PM1.37m | 1:55AM1.16m | 3:34PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55AM0.45m | 7:21PM0.73m | 7:37AM0.48m | 8:39PM0.79m | 8:25AM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1201 | 999 | 861 | 57 | 612 | 529 | 465 | 334 | 472 | 407 | 240 | 185 | 181 | 205 | 306 | 258 | 252 | 205 | 201 | 165 | 161 | 130 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 100 | 40 | 37 | 58 | 58 | 80 | 197 | 31 | 29 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 154 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 | S 20 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 10 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 756 | — | 690 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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