Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Rainbow Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
21.7°C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 9AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.3
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
10
2
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
10
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1
SE
9
1
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2849
2418
2122
1893
1966
1817
1601
1391
1208
937
1066
646
547
497
287
238
215
257
293
199
199
156
149
104
Wind (km/h)
35
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
E
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
N
15
NE
10
NE
0
N
5
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:58PM1.16m
11:55AM1.44m
11:36PM1.05m
12:54PM1.40m
00:37AM0.97m
2:09PM1.39m
Low Tide
5:00AM0.48m
6:27PM0.73m
5:38AM0.56m
7:55PM0.78m
6:34AM0.63m
9:33PM0.75m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:38
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
16
13
13
15
17
18
17
16
17
16
16
18
19
18
17
17
16
15
16
20
22
22
20
20
Feels °C
9
7
7
9
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
15
16
16
17
16
14
13
15
19
19
21
21
20
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