Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Rainbow Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
20.9° C
0.1° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 1AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s
Evening (16 Jul)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 70mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
4
SE
9
4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
717
816
916
1222
1208
1524
1983
2165
2100
1575
1307
979
745
700
533
489
559
789
1136
1462
2165
2754
2796
2663
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
40
S
35
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:03PM2.00m
9:27AM1.29m
9:47PM1.94m
10:12AM1.30m
10:28PM1.83m
10:57AM1.31m
Low Tide
3:43AM0.20m
3:07PM0.23m
4:25AM0.24m
3:53PM0.31m
5:04AM0.30m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
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5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
9
18
10
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
15
14
15
14
13
14
14
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
16
18
18
17
Feels °C
10
8
10
8
7
8
9
9
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
11
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