Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Rainbow Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
20.4° C
0.4° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 7AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
9
1
S
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
S
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
1.5
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
67
65
88
79
121
229
270
277
386
373
460
383
383
322
250
206
187
151
150
29
29
29
161
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:22AM1.36m
8:43PM1.91m
9:04AM1.40m
9:22PM1.83m
9:44AM1.43m
9:59PM1.70m
Low Tide
2:34AM0.16m
2:09PM0.15m
3:12AM0.18m
2:53PM0.19m
3:48AM0.22m
3:36PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
15
15
18
19
17
16
16
16
15
15
17
19
18
17
16
17
15
15
17
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
13
11
11
15
15
12
13
13
13
13
12
14
15
14
15
14
15
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
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