Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Rainbow Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
21.2°C
0.0° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 8AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (12 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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)
2
2
2
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
ESE
7
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
497
445
388
333
284
284
227
205
116
109
106
94
174
173
145
131
135
160
101
106
105
78
76
66
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:36AM1.55m
8:52PM1.67m
9:13AM1.57m
9:26PM1.55m
9:50AM1.56m
9:57PM1.41m
Low Tide
2:33AM0.19m
2:37PM0.22m
3:04AM0.23m
3:18PM0.30m
3:34AM0.29m
3:58PM0.41m
cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
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rain showers
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
19
19
17
17
17
17
17
19
19
19
18
17
15
16
16
18
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
14
14
14
15
17
16
15
16
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
14
15
15
17
17
16
17
17
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