Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 12AM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
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 Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
352 | 751 | 637 | 615 | 402 | 532 | 532 | 532 | 627 | 763 | 671 | 386 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 330 | 330 | 325 | 325 | 261 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:23PM1.99m | 1:18AM1.98m | 1:49PM2.08m | 2:03AM1.87m | 2:18PM2.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:23PM0.39m | 7:34AM0.16m | 8:05PM0.28m | 8:05AM0.33m | 8:50PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
352 | 751 | 637 | 615 | 120 | 141 | 171 | 532 | 627 | 481 | 469 | 386 | 248 | 179 | 135 | 102 | 86 | 75 | 63 | 63 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | S 10 | SW 21 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
214 | 8 | 22 | 14 | 402 | 532 | 532 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 348 | 339 | 334 | 334 | 330 | 330 | 325 | 325 | 261 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | S 10 | — | S 10 | S 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 47 | 75 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
141 | 319 | 334 | 196 | 209 | 196 | — | 206 | 368 | 763 | 671 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 602 | 601 | 601 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 433 | 432 | 602 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 92 | 102 | 29 | 20 | 20 |
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