Rainbow Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Rainbow Bay, Australia Weather Observations

Weather Forecast for Rainbow Bay

Issued: 3 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
22.3° C

Normal for this time of year

Rainbow Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Rainbow Bay based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Rainbow Bay right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Rainbow Bay

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Coolangatta Airport

5 km WSW240 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
clearClear skies
20
moderate winds from the E
(20 km/h at 90°)
19.9 °C-
-

overcast

Coolangatta

5 km WSW218 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
25
moderate winds from the E
(24 km/h at 80°)
20 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered
broken

Miami

15 km WNW15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 237°)
0
17 °C-
-
-
-
0

Murwillumbah (Bray Park)

25 km SSW8 m above sea level

3 hours ago
cloudno report
-
(- km/h at -°)
18.2 °C30
30

-

GoldCoastSeaway

28 km NW4 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
mod rainRain
15
light winds from the E
(13 km/h at 90°)
18.0 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Beechmont

34 km WSW525 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
-
20
light winds from the SE
(19 km/h at 141°)
30
13.8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Helensvale

35 km WNW35 m above sea level

42 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at °)
0
- °C-
-
-
-
0

Canungra(Defence)

38 km W252 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
mod rainRain
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
16.0 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Hinchies

41 km W525 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
-
wind obs. (11 kph from 40 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Tambo

43 km W548 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
-
wind obs. (19 kph from 64 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
13.1 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Rainbow Bay and within an acceptable time window.

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