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Rainbow Bay surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast 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
25.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 7AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (12 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
E
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)889888988888889999988888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)250256268355386295222212200240238226259172235211162162118187182213223264
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:59AM
1.36
2:24PM
1.19
4:06AM
1.44
3:36PM
1.13
5:04AM
1.54
4:48PM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:09AM
0.84
8:59PM
0.55
10:34AM
0.82
9:56PM
0.53
11:42AM
0.75
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise--5:00-------5:00-------5:01-----
Sunset-----6:46-------6:46-------6:46--
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----111233211111-------
Temp. °C232323232324232322222222232423242321232727262524
Feels °C (?)242423232426242423222222232423252421222625252626
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