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 (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 7PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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 (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 690 | 582 | 561 | 441 | 377 | 304 | 530 | 1441 | 2060 | 1525 | 962 | 784 | 736 | 666 | 548 | 470 | 389 | 352 | 364 | 645 | 653 | 418 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:14AM1.85m | 10:59PM1.94m | 11:38AM1.97m | 11:42PM1.96m | 12:03PM2.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06PM0.53m | 5:23AM0.13m | 5:44PM0.34m | 5:53AM0.20m | 6:22PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | NW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 690 | 582 | 561 | 441 | 377 | 304 | 530 | 1441 | 2060 | 1525 | 962 | 614 | 325 | 503 | 548 | 470 | 389 | 352 | 116 | 84 | 82 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NW 11 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 309 | 309 | 309 | 255 | 301 | 241 | 197 | 189 | 186 | 868 | 873 | 189 | 189 | 251 | 120 | 116 | 120 | 116 | 47 | 46 | 50 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 14 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 186 | 186 | 24 | 8 | 161 | 25 | 32 | 52 | 47 | 111 | 112 | 125 | 129 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 784 | 736 | 666 | 222 | — | — | — | 364 | 645 | 653 | 418 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 32 | 32 | 38 | 42 | 20 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 602 | 321 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 432 | 602 | 20 | 20 |
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