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Rainbow Bay surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 01 May 2025 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Rainbow Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
25.1° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 11AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (01 May)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (01 May)10ft (3.0m)9s

Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Hourly12 Days
Gold Coast Surf
Print Surf Table
Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
S
2.5
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
2
SE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.4
E
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.4
E
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)89999999999101010101212101010101011101010999988888888888888888888888910109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)81911131242144515021700128410128487949711102108111041201186717761114114910769518861146906813851781702598594567500488464463489356419378235327316280233296250210210181181181221246332405405397388340276
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SSE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
1.28
10:59PM
1.87
11:24AM
1.19
11:53PM
1.79
12:28PM
1.13
12:53AM
1.71
1:46PM
1.14
1:58AM
1.65
3:04PM
1.21
3:03AM
1.62
4:07PM
1.32
4:02AM
1.60
4:57PM
1.45
4:52AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:51AM
0.44
4:09PM
0.47
5:51AM
0.54
4:54PM
0.58
6:58AM
0.61
5:49PM
0.69
8:07AM
0.66
7:00PM
0.77
9:10AM
0.66
8:25PM
0.82
10:00AM
0.64
9:43PM
0.80
10:42AM
0.60
10:47PM
0.76
11:19AM
0.55
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Sunrise6:11-------6:11-------6:11-------6:13-------6:13-------6:13-------6:15-------6:15---
Sunset---5:14-------5:13-------5:12-------5:10-------5:09-------5:09-------5:08-------5:07
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161820191917161616182019191917171819222019191919182121202121212019212222212121192021222120202019192122222019191818212222
Feels °C (?)121315141412121313141515161614151516181717171616151717171818181818181919181919171818201919191917181920201919181717191919
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