
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 1PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
323 | 179 | 169 | 190 | 190 | 121 | 121 | 99 | 101 | 94 | 105 | 78 | 78 | 68 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 34 | 32 | 28 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:13AM1.57m | 9:26PM1.55m | 9:50AM1.56m | 9:57PM1.41m | 10:28AM1.53m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18PM0.30m | 3:34AM0.29m | 3:58PM0.41m | 4:02AM0.35m | 4:40PM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||
5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 20 | SSE 20 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 |
183 | 40 | 38 | 190 | 190 | 121 | 121 | 99 | 101 | 94 | 105 | 78 | 78 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 21 | SE 16 | E 8 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | E 10 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 6 |
42 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 32 | 8 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 68 | 48 | 48 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 34 | 32 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | E 9 | E 13 | E 11 | E 9 | SE 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSE 9 |
25 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 28 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 |
323 | 179 | 169 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 22 | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 203 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 40 |
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