Rainbow Bay surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 AEST
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Rainbow Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 3AM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (20 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
2.2
SSE
3.5
S
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)101010101311121212101210121111111111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)884965836101037511287147116091733122221061394281513441518175916471384180815031437980961886
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:34PM
1.95
9:52AM
1.43
10:21PM
1.92
10:42AM
1.32
11:13PM
1.86
11:40AM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:03AM
0.36
3:41PM
0.35
4:59AM
0.43
4:26PM
0.43
6:02AM
0.51
Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise----6:05-------6:05-------6:05---
Sunset-------5:22-------5:22-------5:22
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C201919171720222221201818171821222019191717202121
Feels °C (?)171617141416171717171414131517181816171414161717
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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