Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 12AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 279 | 275 | 246 | 265 | 298 | 503 | 306 | 530 | 821 | 1303 | 614 | 754 | 1375 | 1304 | 1304 | 1304 | 1362 | 1193 | 1990 | 1520 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 3:08PM1.86m | 6:06AM1.47m | 4:02PM1.74m | 7:19AM1.48m | 5:14PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:47PM0.20m | 10:25AM1.23m | 11:51PM0.27m | 11:53AM1.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 214 | 198 | 238 | 167 | 209 | 503 | 269 | 530 | 460 | 413 | 614 | 754 | 1375 | 1304 | 1304 | 1304 | 427 | 1193 | 1990 | 1520 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SSW 16 | W 9 | SSW 19 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 279 | 275 | 246 | 265 | 288 | 306 | 133 | 480 | 176 | 173 | 404 | 491 | 454 | 356 | 486 | 469 | 67 | 412 | 493 | 493 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 18 | SSW 13 | WNW 18 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 144 | 166 | 204 | 252 | 298 | 336 | 306 | 166 | 161 | 158 | 102 | 107 | 129 | 131 | 68 | 70 | 62 | 66 | 61 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 47 | 44 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 821 | 1303 | 292 | 195 | — | — | — | — | 1362 | 218 | 218 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 228 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 432 | 432 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 29 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 20 |
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