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Rainbow Bay surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 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
23.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 6AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 26). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (26 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (26 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)101111111111111010101010101010101111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)210223227227223227227177167167130130130128128131144146146144141141141144
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
NW
20
NW
10
W
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
NE
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		crossoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:27PM
1.02
11:47AM
1.60
12:32AM
1.03
12:42PM
1.55
1:43AM
1.09
1:44PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
0.59
6:55PM
0.55
5:48AM
0.63
7:50PM
0.50
7:06AM
0.65
8:43PM
0.44
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise--4:41-------4:41-------4:41-----
Sunset-----6:23-------6:23-------6:24--
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
51----------------------
Temp. °C232223262928262525252627312826242423232826252323
Feels °C (?)272425272928272525262727302826252521212624242426
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