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Rainbow Bay surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 15 Dec 2025 AESTForecast 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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 2AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 8ft (2.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 64 | 112 | 196 | 262 | 360 | 485 | 571 | 554 | 535 | 537 | 492 | 440 | 362 | 294 | 286 | 279 | 231 | 199 | 196 | 191 | 163 | 160 | 160 | 137 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:29PM 1.27 | 5:33AM 1.57 | 5:20PM 1.24 | 6:16AM 1.67 | 6:08PM 1.22 | 6:57AM 1.74 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:46PM 0.42 | 11:52AM 0.65 | 11:26PM 0.38 | 12:42PM 0.59 | 12:06AM 0.36 | 1:28PM 0.54 | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:43 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:38 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
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