
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 11AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1319 | 1252 | 1252 | 1252 | 1252 | 1726 | 1631 | 1435 | 1302 | 1177 | 976 | 711 | 575 | 458 | 527 | 2723 | 2641 | 1824 | 1415 | 1141 | 757 | 565 | 480 | 415 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:19AM1.48m | 5:14PM1.65m | 8:14AM1.54m | 6:36PM1.60m | 8:53AM1.63m | 7:51PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.27m | 11:53AM1.23m | 00:56AM0.30m | 1:22PM1.14m | 1:53AM0.29m | 2:28PM0.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
1319 | 1252 | 1252 | 1252 | 1252 | 1726 | 1631 | 1435 | 1302 | 1177 | 976 | 711 | 563 | 458 | 527 | 2723 | 2641 | 1824 | 1415 | 1141 | 757 | 565 | 480 | 415 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WNW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
454 | 356 | 486 | 469 | 427 | 499 | 493 | 493 | 493 | 493 | 402 | 481 | 575 | 353 | 376 | 344 | 339 | 422 | 419 | 534 | 534 | 446 | 441 | 353 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 18 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | S 18 | SSW 15 | S 18 | SSW 18 | W 15 | WNW 15 | — | WNW 14 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
129 | 131 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 61 | 75 | 125 | 85 | 147 | 85 | 50 | 227 | 344 | 160 | 104 | 215 | 71 | — | 61 | 128 | 135 | 173 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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