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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 pm Wednesday 27 May 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 12AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1248 | 1117 | 1079 | 1006 | 959 | 924 | 762 | 669 | 595 | 573 | 495 | 467 | 400 | 394 | 392 | 392 | 340 | 340 | 290 | 244 | 244 | 198 | 198 | 158 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 5:38PM1.66m | 5:34AM1.42m | 6:21PM1.76m | 6:20AM1.38m | 7:03PM1.83m | 7:03AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52PM0.65m | 11:41AM0.45m | 00:43AM0.62m | 12:18PM0.43m | 1:31AM0.59m | 12:55PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1248 | 1117 | 1079 | 1006 | 959 | 924 | 762 | 669 | 595 | 573 | 495 | 467 | 400 | 394 | 392 | 392 | 340 | 340 | 290 | 244 | 244 | 198 | 198 | 158 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | N 6 | N 6 | S 8 | N 6 | N 6 | S 8 | SW 4 | S 10 | SW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 74 | 84 | 5 | 43 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | S 18 | NE 8 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 9 | S 10 | NE 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 72 | 91 | 55 | 57 | 64 | 61 | 66 | 89 | 18 | 156 | 68 | 11 | 8 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 156 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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