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Rainbow Bay surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
25.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 7PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm January 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)--
Afternoon (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
2
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
Period(s) (?)777788888888888888888788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)160186186199234264314319335344352270413400409388329329275246212366634593
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:00PM
1.53
12:51AM
1.28
12:40PM
1.40
1:51AM
1.31
1:26PM
1.29
2:59AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:39PM
0.51
6:33AM
0.72
7:20PM
0.54
7:43AM
0.81
8:06PM
0.55
9:09AM
0.84
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise------4:58-------4:58-------5:00-
Sunset-6:46-------6:46-------6:46------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------1--1
Temp. °C262624242424242626262524242324262626252423232323
Feels °C (?)262624242426252626262625252425262728282624232424
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