Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 3AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
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 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 489 | 754 | 854 | 1230 | 953 | 830 | 1765 | 2027 | 1745 | 546 | 517 | 508 | 450 | 450 | 1008 | 1303 | 553 | 657 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:31PM1.77m | 10:24AM1.63m | 9:26PM1.84m | 10:49AM1.73m | 10:14PM1.90m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41AM0.18m | 3:45PM0.91m | 4:19AM0.12m | 4:27PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 489 | 754 | 854 | 1230 | 953 | 830 | 432 | 367 | 299 | 546 | 517 | 508 | 450 | 450 | 299 | 295 | 553 | 657 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 482 | 482 | 476 | 465 | 454 | 448 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 367 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 367 | 2 | 2 | 280 | 141 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | S 11 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 318 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 231 | 104 | 60 | 61 | 55 | 60 | 1765 | 2027 | 1745 | 128 | 55 | 39 | 31 | 30 | 1008 | 1303 | 212 | 208 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 432 | 602 | 411 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 432 | 282 | 34 | 20 |
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