Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Rainbow Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
21.3°C
0.2° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 3AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (08 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1.3
S
9
0.3
E
10
2.1
S
7
2.1
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
9
1.9
S
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
356
295
216
206
202
263
17
491
494
452
466
575
380
336
281
281
245
251
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
15
ENE
15
NE
5
ENE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
5:11PM1.72m
5:40AM1.20m
6:05PM1.80m
6:31AM1.32m
6:53PM1.84m
Low Tide
11:54PM0.29m
11:26AM0.26m
00:41AM0.22m
12:20PM0.20m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
17
17
19
19
19
18
17
17
16
15
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
18
18
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
17
16
17
19
16
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