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Rainbow Bay Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Rainbow Bay surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 AESTForecast 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
26.5° C
(Which is 1.0°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 1PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Mar) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Mar) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1016 | 1067 | 990 | 984 | 1085 | 1133 | 1153 | 1129 | 1064 | 1202 | 1702 | 2000 | 2069 | 2104 | 1921 | 1805 | 1641 | 1372 | 1173 | 1034 | 885 | 787 | 698 | 615 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:42AM 1.29 | 12:27AM 1.70 | 12:50PM 1.18 | 1:43AM 1.67 | 2:21PM 1.14 | 3:06AM 1.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:58AM 0.53 | 5:36PM 0.48 | 7:16AM 0.61 | 6:39PM 0.57 | 8:48AM 0.64 | 8:03PM 0.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thursday 26 | Fri 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 |
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