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Rainbow Bay surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 23 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
23.2° 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 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (24 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (24 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

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Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101111101010101010101111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)158156156153121118149153153162178178212208204200200165210223227231227227
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
N
10
E
5
E
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
0
SSW
10
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
10
WNW
10
SSE
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
N
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassonononononcross-
on		offcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:47PM
1.08
10:18AM
1.69
10:32PM
1.04
11:00AM
1.65
11:27PM
1.02
11:47AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:26PM
0.54
3:19AM
0.47
5:12PM
0.56
3:57AM
0.53
6:02PM
0.56
4:45AM
0.59
Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Sunrise----4:41-------4:41-------4:41---
Sunset-------6:22-------6:22-------6:23
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clear
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clear
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clear
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Rain (mm)
1-----3171--------115-----
Temp. °C242322232629252221212121232627262524232324293027
Feels °C (?)242423242730282522222324262627262527252526302926
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