Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Issued: 9 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
21.7° 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.


How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 4PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (24 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.6
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
412
402
383
344
308
302
365
405
375
368
400
512
494
451
408
393
359
494
393
335
344
382
295
354
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:13PM1.49m
3:52AM1.25m
5:07PM1.59m
4:51AM1.20m
5:56PM1.68m
Low Tide
9:25AM0.49m
10:28PM0.76m
10:11AM0.47m
11:34PM0.72m
10:57AM0.45m
00:31AM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:59
4:59
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
16
15
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
12
12
14
14
14
14
13
11
11
12
11
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
S
14
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.6
SE
9
Energy kJ
14
13
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
4
359
302
393
335
344
268
295
354
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
6
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.9
E
6
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
4
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
5
4
4
4
62
5
5
39
29
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
5
16
14
2
2
2
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
Energy kJ
412
402
383
344
308
302
365
405
375
368
400
512
494
451
408
393
494
382
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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