Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 9AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
309 | 309 | 278 | 239 | 236 | 229 | 226 | 226 | 229 | 233 | 233 | 180 | 175 | 161 | 106 | 104 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 112 | 113 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:06AM1.33m | 5:48PM1.89m | 8:46AM1.35m | 6:52PM1.85m | 9:57AM1.42m | 8:00PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:24AM0.34m | 11:24AM1.08m | 1:36AM0.32m | 12:39PM1.19m | 2:44AM0.27m | 2:04PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
288 | 288 | 278 | 217 | 210 | 206 | 206 | 164 | 164 | 150 | 150 | 88 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 72 | 72 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 48 | 46 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
77 | 60 | 62 | 73 | 236 | 69 | 69 | 55 | 229 | 53 | 59 | 117 | 112 | 108 | 106 | 104 | 78 | 75 | 75 | 74 | 72 | 69 | 99 | 67 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
309 | 309 | 242 | 239 | 54 | 229 | 226 | 226 | 49 | 233 | 233 | 180 | 175 | 161 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 99 | 99 | 112 | 98 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 |
— | — | — | — | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 113 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 538 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 538 | 538 | 29 | 20 |
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