Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Issued: 3 pm 11 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
22.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (11 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 8PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jun)--
Afternoon (11 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (11 Jun)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sun
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
135
143
139
135
105
102
125
155
181
176
198
215
201
238
273
273
235
239
287
358
422
376
376
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:05PM1.65m
5:08AM1.37m
5:59PM1.79m
6:07AM1.34m
6:49PM1.91m
7:04AM1.32m
Low Tide
10:28AM0.34m
11:26PM0.51m
11:17AM0.27m
00:27AM0.41m
12:06PM0.23m
1:24AM0.33m
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part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:55
4:57
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
19
20
20
19
20
19
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
19
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
18
17
19
18
17
17
19
18
19
18
18
18
18
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SSE
11
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
0.2
S
9
1.6
E
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
Energy kJ
158
135
143
139
135
105
102
125
155
30
23
198
215
201
238
273
273
235
239
6
358
422
376
376
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
13
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
7
7
7
22
21
20
20
20
26
8
8
22
22
20
10
9
9
9
9
6
6
6
6
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
5
13
5
8
8
7
7
6
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.5
E
8
Energy kJ
181
176
287
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
5
5
5
5
5
3
3
4
1
4
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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