
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 1PM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
428 | 522 | 486 | 469 | 531 | 457 | 457 | 452 | 446 | 362 | 362 | 537 | 789 | 605 | 429 | 406 | 452 | 533 | 624 | 717 | 717 | 575 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:14PM1.98m | 2:42AM2.03m | 3:55PM2.01m | 3:38AM1.78m | 4:35PM2.03m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM-0.37m | 8:57PM0.57m | 9:21AM-0.15m | 9:57PM0.52m | 10:00AM0.12m | 11:00PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 17 | NW 8 |
109 | 522 | 486 | 469 | 457 | 457 | 162 | 150 | 150 | 176 | 357 | 348 | 348 | 605 | 429 | 406 | 452 | 533 | 218 | 318 | 358 | 575 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 17 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 17 |
428 | 231 | 231 | 181 | 74 | 93 | 457 | 452 | 446 | 362 | 362 | 366 | 379 | 344 | 344 | 344 | 263 | 249 | 203 | 163 | 163 | 505 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 14 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 17 | WNW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 14 |
106 | 104 | 103 | 74 | 127 | 103 | 103 | 96 | 119 | 297 | 44 | 44 | 62 | 318 | 278 | 132 | 89 | 157 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 163 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — |
— | 127 | 199 | 469 | 531 | 253 | — | — | — | — | 351 | 537 | 789 | — | — | — | — | — | 624 | 717 | 717 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 484 | 538 | 538 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 20 |
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