Rainbow Bay Surf Forecast

/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (28.16° S 153.55° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Rainbow Bay surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 09 Nov 2025 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 22.7° 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 5AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Afternoon (09 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Evening (09 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s

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

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	Sunday 09								Monday 10								Tuesday 11
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	N	N	N	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period(s) (?)	6	6	6	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	80	83	55	38	37	35	35	34	34	34	169	491	394	294	245	148	255	250	250	196	192	154	144	113
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SW	NNW	WSW	S	S	S	SSE	SE	ESE	E	E	ESE	SW	W	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	glass	cross	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	glass	glass	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	10:04PM 1.16				10:36AM 1.79				10:59PM 1.07				11:30AM 1.71				12:04AM 1.01				12:30PM 1.63
Low Tide / height (m)		3:45AM 0.28					5:26PM 0.37				4:31AM 0.39				6:32PM 0.44				5:27AM 0.50					7:42PM 0.48

	Sunday 09								Monday 10								Tuesday 11
Sunrise	-	-	4:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:48	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:47	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	6:09	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:10	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:12	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	22	23	23	26	25	24	23	23	19	18	19	21	21	21	20	20	19	19	20	22	24	23	22	21
Feels °C (?)	22	22	22	25	26	26	26	24	17	16	17	19	19	19	19	20	20	20	21	21	21	20	20	20

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