Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 3PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
113 | 149 | 161 | 157 | 166 | 142 | 133 | 138 | 118 | 91 | 136 | 112 | 108 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 87 | 103 | 64 | 82 | 143 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:12AM1.13m | 6:33PM1.69m | 6:54AM1.21m | 7:10PM1.74m | 7:31AM1.29m | 7:45PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49AM0.47m | 1:12AM0.43m | 12:34PM0.41m | 1:44AM0.36m | 1:15PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 |
113 | 149 | 161 | 157 | 166 | 142 | 133 | 138 | 118 | 91 | 136 | 112 | 108 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 87 | 103 | 64 | 82 | 143 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | N 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 |
48 | 47 | 45 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 6 | 30 | 31 | 109 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 8 | S 11 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 7 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | — | — | SSW 2 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — |
— | — | 6 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 26 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 22 | — | — | 2 | 22 | 45 | 51 | 71 | 67 | 77 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 25 | 157 | 176 | 16 | 12 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
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