Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 3AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 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 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 236 | 232 | 209 | 240 | 250 | 279 | 188 | 188 | 461 | 706 | 1223 | 1210 | 1058 | 1179 | 1284 | 1346 | 1465 | 1522 | 1535 | 1543 | 1609 | 1609 | 1958 | 1999 |
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 | 10:59PM1.71m | 11:38AM1.24m | 11:38PM1.62m | 12:28PM1.28m | 00:24AM1.53m | 1:25PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:23PM0.54m | 5:43AM0.43m | 5:10PM0.57m | 6:21AM0.41m | 6:07PM0.60m | 7:05AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 236 | 232 | 209 | 240 | 195 | 156 | 188 | 188 | 209 | 192 | 290 | 362 | 332 | 173 | 170 | 126 | 135 | 133 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 77 | 53 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 11 | NE 10 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | SE 14 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 7 | 48 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 51 | — | 77 | 229 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SE 14 | NE 7 | S 10 | — | NE 9 | — | NE 8 | — | NE 9 | — | E 14 | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | 96 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 151 | 171 | 144 | 96 | 250 | 279 | 92 | 173 | 461 | 706 | 1223 | 1210 | 1058 | 1179 | 1284 | 1346 | 1465 | 1522 | 1535 | 1543 | 1609 | 1609 | 1958 | 1999 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 814 | 776 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 324 |
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