Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Issued: 3 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
21.4° 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 (07 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 8PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)--
Afternoon (07 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (07 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2
SSE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.2
SSE
10
1.9
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1802
2009
2351
3119
2923
2778
2636
2168
2090
1978
2090
2048
2145
1948
1403
1245
717
1020
1070
979
862
799
924
638
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:25PM1.33m
1:18AM1.42m
2:28PM1.41m
2:21AM1.31m
3:36PM1.51m
3:33AM1.23m
Low Tide
7:15PM0.62m
7:54AM0.36m
8:35PM0.62m
8:50AM0.33m
9:58PM0.57m
9:49AM0.29m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
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5:02
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
16
15
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
16
Feels °C
13
12
12
12
12
10
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
15
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
Energy kJ
53
46
25
33
21
1764
1528
314
1227
268
11
10
10
862
799
696
638
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
14
Energy kJ
74
72
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
Energy kJ
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
12
3
SE
12
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SSE
11
2
SSE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.2
SSE
10
1
SSW
5
Energy kJ
1802
2009
2351
3119
2923
2778
2636
2168
2090
1978
2090
2048
2145
1948
1403
1245
717
1020
1070
979
924
51
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
0
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
4
3
2
4
4
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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