Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 9AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | NW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 196 | 183 | 176 | 171 | 146 | 179 | 202 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 206 | 175 | 268 | 350 | 351 | 216 | 210 | 312 | 449 | 276 | 352 | 751 | 637 | 516 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:15PM2.08m | 12:32PM1.81m | 11:55PM2.08m | 12:57PM1.90m | 00:35AM2.05m | 1:23PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07AM-0.08m | 6:05PM0.66m | 6:36AM-0.05m | 6:44PM0.52m | 7:04AM0.02m | 7:23PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 196 | 92 | 118 | 140 | 134 | 169 | 169 | 165 | 136 | 140 | 140 | 114 | 268 | 278 | 351 | 216 | 109 | 79 | 72 | 169 | 352 | 751 | 637 | 516 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 33 | 183 | 176 | 171 | 60 | 64 | 159 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 206 | 175 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 210 | 312 | 449 | 276 | 214 | 8 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | W 10 | SW 18 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 11 | S 10 | SW 15 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 72 | 38 | 37 | 62 | 50 | 112 | 34 | 161 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 17 | 29 | 216 | 87 | 85 | 18 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 146 | 179 | 202 | — | — | — | — | 151 | 160 | 350 | 275 | 167 | 152 | — | — | 69 | 259 | 414 | 316 | 196 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 601 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 484 | 602 | 39 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 602 | 602 | 601 | 20 |
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