Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 1PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
169 | 167 | 241 | 175 | 268 | 278 | 351 | 216 | 210 | 312 | 449 | 276 | 352 | 751 | 751 | 615 | 402 | 532 | 532 | 532 | 627 | 868 | 816 | 469 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 11:55PM2.08m | 12:57PM1.90m | 00:35AM2.05m | 1:23PM1.99m | 1:18AM1.98m | 1:49PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36AM-0.05m | 6:44PM0.52m | 7:04AM0.02m | 7:23PM0.39m | 7:34AM0.16m | 8:05PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | 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 8 |
125 | 128 | 140 | 114 | 268 | 278 | 351 | 216 | 89 | 54 | 449 | 169 | 352 | 751 | 751 | 615 | 402 | 136 | 150 | 532 | 627 | 481 | 469 | 469 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | NW 6 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | W 11 | S 10 | SW 21 | SSW 15 |
169 | 167 | 241 | 114 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 210 | 312 | 51 | 276 | 214 | 18 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 532 | 532 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 17 | 348 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 20 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 11 | S 10 | S 10 | W 12 | SSW 12 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | S 10 | — | W 11 | S 10 | SW 21 |
35 | 35 | 35 | 175 | 30 | 17 | 30 | 216 | 87 | 85 | 18 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | 206 | 192 | 175 | 143 | — | — | — | 56 | 200 | 354 | 316 | 196 | 135 | 196 | — | 181 | 368 | 868 | 816 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 34 | 601 | 39 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 602 | 602 | 601 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 415 | 432 | 582 | 20 | 20 |
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