Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Rainbow Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
20.8° 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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 8AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (26 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
SSE
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
274
214
209
209
209
186
115
241
227
209
192
184
180
180
189
110
108
106
116
108
106
77
72
51
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
0
S
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:28AM1.06m
6:20PM1.68m
6:26AM1.10m
7:02PM1.75m
7:15AM1.15m
7:40PM1.80m
Low Tide
00:20AM0.66m
11:16AM0.46m
1:06AM0.57m
12:06PM0.43m
1:46AM0.49m
12:51PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:13
5:13
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
15
17
17
16
15
16
15
14
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
16
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
12
10
10
13
15
15
15
14
15
13
12
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
13
16
17
17
16
16
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