Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today (22 Sep):
- 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 (2.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 10PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 22). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s 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) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | 1573 | 1935 | 1557 | 546 | 517 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 949 | 1219 | 553 | 604 | 949 | 821 | 690 | 627 | 561 | 441 | 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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:26PM1.84m | 10:49AM1.73m | 10:14PM1.90m | 11:14AM1.85m | 10:59PM1.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45PM0.91m | 4:19AM0.12m | 4:27PM0.73m | 4:51AM0.11m | 5:06PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | 432 | 367 | 362 | 546 | 517 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 362 | 295 | 553 | 604 | 949 | 821 | 690 | 627 | 561 | 441 | 377 | 304 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 15 | NW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 421 | 367 | 10 | 2 | 280 | 118 | 314 | 314 | 309 | 314 | 309 | 309 | 301 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | — | S 11 | SW 15 | S 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 203 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | — | — | 2 | 318 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | 1573 | 1935 | 1557 | 133 | 57 | 38 | 30 | 29 | 949 | 1219 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 499 | 602 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 432 | 282 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 411 | 32 | 32 | 77 |
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