Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 11AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 854 | 1230 | 953 | 830 | 1765 | 2027 | 1745 | 546 | 517 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 949 | 1151 | 553 | 1027 | 949 | 821 | 690 | 627 | 561 | 477 | 377 | 304 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:24AM1.63m | 9:26PM1.84m | 10:49AM1.73m | 10:14PM1.90m | 11:14AM1.85m | 10:59PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41AM0.18m | 3:45PM0.91m | 4:19AM0.12m | 4:27PM0.73m | 4:51AM0.11m | 5:06PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 854 | 1230 | 953 | 830 | 432 | 367 | 299 | 546 | 517 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 299 | 295 | 553 | 1027 | 949 | 821 | 690 | 627 | 561 | 477 | 377 | 304 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 476 | 465 | 454 | 448 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 367 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 367 | 2 | 2 | 280 | 318 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 314 | 309 | 255 | 248 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 62 | — | 49 | 65 | 1765 | 2027 | 1745 | 133 | 59 | 47 | 38 | 31 | 949 | 1151 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 432 | 602 | 252 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 432 | 432 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 32 | 38 | 20 | 61 |
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