Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 6PM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 6 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
211 | 178 | 175 | 278 | 359 | 277 | 291 | 402 | 322 | 258 | 341 | 469 | 312 | 288 | 309 | 288 | 278 | 239 | 210 | 206 | 206 | 175 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:14PM2.02m | 5:34AM1.40m | 4:56PM1.95m | 7:06AM1.33m | 5:48PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:53AM0.68m | 11:18PM0.32m | 10:33AM0.90m | 00:24AM0.34m | 11:24AM1.08m | |||||||||||||||||
6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
66 | 178 | 175 | 175 | 239 | 277 | 291 | 402 | 93 | 258 | 169 | 263 | 233 | 157 | 92 | 288 | 278 | 217 | 210 | 206 | 206 | 164 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 |
211 | 120 | 84 | 116 | 143 | 139 | 183 | 217 | 213 | 220 | 99 | 18 | 246 | 288 | 288 | 66 | 60 | 239 | 183 | 178 | 175 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 20 | SW 21 | SW 22 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 |
19 | 11 | 80 | 59 | 3 | 3 | 123 | 206 | 322 | 67 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 246 | 309 | 246 | 242 | 32 | 54 | 57 | 57 | 175 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — |
— | 86 | 146 | 278 | 359 | 269 | 223 | 207 | 82 | 162 | 341 | 469 | 312 | 237 | — | — | — | 64 | 75 | 80 | 73 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 32 | 34 | 230 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 34 | 230 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 499 | 29 | 29 | 20 |
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