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Rainbow Bay surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 10 Mar 2026 AEST
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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
26.8° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 9AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.8m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am March 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (10 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (10 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
2.3
ESE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888888889111111101112121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)464683364390392405351358367333341427899875769679705905950934934984966923
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
0
NE
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassglasscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:04AM
1.53
11:42AM
1.21
1:04AM
1.49
12:39PM
1.11
2:24AM
1.48
2:30PM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:27AM
0.88
5:50PM
0.69
7:57AM
0.93
6:46PM
0.76
9:49AM
0.90
8:17PM
0.80
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise--5:43-------5:43-------5:43-----
Sunset-----6:08-------6:07-------6:06--
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11-1--------------------
Temp. °C222222252625232221202124262523222120212526262423
Feels °C (?)212020232323222120202123252525252321232526272524
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