Rainbow Bay surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 18 May 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
24.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 5AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (19 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (19 May)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
2
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1172
874
885
1392
1447
1374
1356
1086
917
821
710
640
550
541
480
408
459
754
781
866
1017
1113
872
880
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:24PM2.02m
9:47AM1.30m
10:13PM1.99m
10:40AM1.24m
11:04PM1.92m
11:38AM1.20m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.33m
3:26PM0.34m
5:00AM0.38m
4:13PM0.43m
5:58AM0.44m
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
12
11
5
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
20
19
18
16
15
16
19
21
20
17
16
15
16
15
17
18
18
20
20
19
20
20
19
20
20
19
16
14
12
14
16
17
16
13
12
11
11
10
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.3
E
9
2.5
E
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
Energy kJ
874
885
923
1175
1374
1356
1086
917
821
710
640
550
541
480
408
349
295
293
249
249
257
249
211
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
2
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
ENE
9
1.6
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
3
ENE
9
3
ENE
10
1.7
N
6
1.1
NW
5
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.9
W
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
S
3
0.9
S
6
1.5
S
7
2
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
S
8
Energy kJ
1172
176
235
1392
1447
228
61
6
4
23
10
10
6
5
62
251
459
754
781
866
1017
1113
872
880
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
Distance (km)
176
183
176
174
40
25
25
16
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
7
7
41
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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