Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 11AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
298 | 330 | 532 | 525 | 525 | 519 | 512 | 377 | 353 | 334 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 330 | 279 | 272 | 272 | 272 | 211 | 178 | 239 | 467 | 493 | 372 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:29AM1.94m | 3:02PM2.11m | 3:22AM1.73m | 3:37PM2.08m | 4:22AM1.55m | 4:14PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41AM0.17m | 9:25PM0.29m | 9:17AM0.43m | 10:19PM0.30m | 9:53AM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 |
298 | 330 | 532 | 525 | 525 | 519 | 512 | 176 | 128 | 112 | 112 | 116 | 330 | 330 | 272 | 272 | 128 | 95 | 95 | 178 | 178 | 175 | 239 | 280 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 4 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
56 | 54 | 12 | 46 | 45 | 29 | 30 | 377 | 353 | 334 | 330 | 330 | 36 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 272 | 272 | 211 | 120 | 84 | 116 | 143 | 139 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 9 | W 13 |
118 | 49 | 48 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 28 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 43 | 80 | 59 | 3 | 90 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
— | 15 | — | 24 | 55 | 118 | 209 | — | — | — | — | — | 137 | 237 | 279 | 230 | — | — | — | 124 | 239 | 467 | 493 | 372 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 34 | 228 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 20 | 29 |
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