Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Rainbow Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
20.8° C
0.1° 

Rainbow Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 1AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)5ft (1.6m)6s
Evening (24 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
9
1.7
S
10
0.9
SE
16
0.9
SE
15
0.7
SE
14
1
S
9
0.9
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
157
130
134
107
107
75
240
328
310
318
358
633
349
309
203
176
145
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
10
NE
5
N
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:01AM1.08m
4:37PM1.50m
4:18AM1.05m
5:32PM1.59m
Low Tide
10:06PM0.79m
9:22AM0.50m
11:21PM0.74m
10:20AM0.49m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
15
15
17
17
16
15
14
15
13
13
15
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
18
16
15
13
12
13
12
10
11
11
11
9
10
13
14
14
15
15
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