
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 1AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s 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 (24 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
821 | 1008 | 553 | 669 | 949 | 821 | 690 | 627 | 561 | 441 | 377 | 396 | 616 | 2938 | 4011 | 2872 | 2100 | 1571 | 772 | 664 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:14PM1.90m | 11:14AM1.85m | 10:59PM1.94m | 11:38AM1.97m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27PM0.73m | 4:51AM0.11m | 5:06PM0.53m | 5:23AM0.13m | 5:44PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | NW 9 |
362 | 295 | 553 | 669 | 949 | 821 | 690 | 627 | 561 | 441 | 377 | 396 | 616 | 2938 | 4011 | 2872 | 2100 | 1571 | 518 | 664 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | NW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 10 |
10 | 2 | 276 | 83 | 314 | 314 | 309 | 314 | 309 | 255 | 301 | 206 | 197 | 189 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 189 | 189 | 307 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | S 11 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 19 | SSW 14 |
10 | — | 2 | 318 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 24 | 15 | 161 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | — |
821 | 1008 | 101 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 772 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 432 | 432 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 32 | 38 | 20 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 20 | 601 | 602 | 321 | 20 |
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