Wave buoys close to Rainbow Bay, Australia

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Issued: 3 pm 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is

20.6° C

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

For each wave buoy we keep two record sets: an hour record and the long-range 6 hourly one.

Wave buoys nearest to Rainbow Bay:
1.	Tweed Heads Buoy	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	2mi
2.	Palm Beach Buoy	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	6mi
3.	Gold Coast Buoy	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	15mi
4.	Brisbane Buoy	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	47mi
5.	Byron Bay Waverider Buoy	last 18 hours, hourly	last 5 days, each 6hr	50mi

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Wave buoys close to Rainbow Bay, Australia

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