Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 2AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 348 | 341 | 314 | 268 | 337 | 336 | 308 | 265 | 183 | 158 | 82 | 114 | 64 | 56 | 57 | 46 | 77 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 00:13AM1.15m | 1:39PM1.36m | 1:05AM1.04m | 2:53PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48PM0.73m | 6:34AM0.50m | 8:12PM0.80m | 7:27AM0.55m | 9:52PM0.79m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 348 | 341 | 196 | 268 | 337 | 336 | 308 | 265 | 183 | 158 | 82 | 114 | 64 | 56 | 57 | 46 | 77 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 11 | SE 11 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 62 | 50 | 60 | 14 | — | 24 | 5 | — | 63 | 63 | 47 | 42 | 56 | 32 | 42 | 28 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | S 12 | E 14 |
| kJ | 30 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 20 | 34 | 36 | 31 | 29 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 314 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 203 | 16 | 5 |
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