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Rainbow Bay Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Rainbow Bay surf Forecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 16 Apr 2024 AEST
Forecast update in hr min s Update imminent
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 25.9°C (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 24.6 °C max: 25.7 °C min: 23.5 °C)
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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 25.9°C (Statistics for 16 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 24.6 °C max: 25.7 °C min: 23.5 °C)
How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 6AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Update imminent
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 181 | 439 | 361 | 398 | 392 | 398 | 414 | 402 | 290 | 285 | 285 | 228 | 180 | 174 | 123 | 119 | 116 | 116 | 96 | 86 | 85 | 76 | 86 | 108 | 101 | 112 | 214 | 295 | 340 | 458 | 537 | 531 | 581 | 695 | 627 | 517 | 458 | 463 | 496 | 487 | 443 | 417 | 637 | 804 | 782 | 705 | 696 | 654 | 573 | 452 | 440 | 335 | 213 | 160 | 121 | 111 | 84 | 73 | 71 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:02AM 1.60 | 4:06PM 1.20 | 4:06AM 1.62 | 5:01PM 1.33 | 4:59AM 1.65 | 5:43PM 1.46 | 5:43AM 1.68 | 6:21PM 1.58 | 6:22AM 1.69 | 6:55PM 1.69 | 6:58AM 1.67 | 7:29PM 1.76 | 7:33AM 1.63 | 8:02PM 1.81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:52PM 0.85 | 10:16AM 0.75 | 9:25PM 0.85 | 11:00AM 0.69 | 10:35PM 0.80 | 11:35AM 0.62 | 11:30PM 0.73 | 12:08PM 0.55 | 12:16AM 0.66 | 12:39PM 0.49 | 12:57AM 0.60 | 1:09PM 0.45 | 1:37AM 0.56 | 1:38PM 0.43 | 2:14AM 0.54 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:20 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
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