Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 3AM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 17 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
351 | 216 | 210 | 312 | 449 | 276 | 352 | 751 | 637 | 615 | 402 | 532 | 532 | 627 | 627 | 778 | 748 | 386 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 00:35AM2.05m | 1:23PM1.99m | 1:18AM1.98m | 1:49PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.52m | 7:04AM0.02m | 7:23PM0.39m | 7:34AM0.16m | 8:05PM0.28m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 7 |
351 | 216 | 89 | 54 | 449 | 169 | 352 | 751 | 637 | 615 | 402 | 122 | 134 | 627 | 627 | 481 | 469 | 386 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | NW 6 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | S 10 | SW 21 | SSW 15 |
88 | 88 | 210 | 312 | 51 | 276 | 214 | 8 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 532 | 532 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 348 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SSW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 11 | S 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 12 | W 10 | W 11 | W 9 | — | — | S 10 | SW 21 |
31 | 216 | 87 | 85 | 18 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — |
160 | 103 | — | — | — | 39 | 141 | 330 | 334 | 202 | 120 | 177 | — | 164 | 357 | 778 | 748 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 602 | 602 | 601 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 415 | 432 | 582 | 20 | 20 |
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