
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 8PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
493 | 482 | 489 | 754 | 854 | 1305 | 953 | 830 | 1765 | 2027 | 1645 | 986 | 517 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 949 | 1219 | 563 | 669 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:31PM1.77m | 10:24AM1.63m | 9:26PM1.84m | 10:49AM1.73m | 10:14PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55PM1.07m | 3:41AM0.18m | 3:45PM0.91m | 4:19AM0.12m | 4:27PM0.73m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
493 | 482 | 489 | 754 | 854 | 1305 | 953 | 830 | 432 | 367 | 299 | 367 | 517 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 299 | 295 | 563 | 669 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 17 | NW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | NW 6 |
97 | 251 | 482 | 482 | 476 | 465 | 454 | 448 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 367 | 2 | 2 | 280 | 167 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | S 11 | SW 15 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | 203 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 318 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 6 | — |
178 | 377 | 252 | 133 | 72 | 84 | 69 | 86 | 1765 | 2027 | 1645 | 986 | 77 | 49 | 39 | 30 | 949 | 1219 | 184 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 492 | 464 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 499 | 602 | 411 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 230 | 432 | 432 | 20 | 20 |
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