Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 10PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
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 Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
134 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 206 | 175 | 268 | 278 | 351 | 216 | 210 | 312 | 449 | 276 | 352 | 751 | 751 | 615 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:32PM1.81m | 11:55PM2.08m | 12:57PM1.90m | 00:35AM2.05m | 1:23PM1.99m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05PM0.66m | 6:36AM-0.05m | 6:44PM0.52m | 7:04AM0.02m | 7:23PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
127 | 169 | 105 | 165 | 136 | 140 | 140 | 136 | 268 | 278 | 351 | 216 | 99 | 63 | 449 | 169 | 352 | 751 | 751 | 615 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | NW 6 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 |
134 | 64 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 167 | 206 | 114 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 210 | 312 | 51 | 276 | 214 | 18 | 8 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 11 | S 10 | S 10 | W 12 | W 10 |
60 | 112 | 159 | 161 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 175 | 30 | 17 | 30 | 216 | 87 | 85 | 18 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 8 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 |
— | 142 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 226 | 249 | 210 | 107 | — | — | — | 54 | 179 | 330 | 334 | 196 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 406 | 34 | 499 | 39 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 602 | 602 | 601 | 20 |
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