Rainbow Bay Surf Forecast

/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (28.16° S 153.55° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Rainbow Bay surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 24 May 2026 AEST

Forecast 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 23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 6AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 May)	11ft (3.5m)	12s
Afternoon (24 May)	10ft (3.0m)	11s
Evening (24 May)	10ft (3.0m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tuesday 26
	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)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	3710	4187	3763	3313	2717	2372	2099	1913	1850	1677	1738	1770	1752	1783	1616	1574	1602	1631	1649	1706	1735	1765	1765	1569
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy
High Tide		1:55AM1.65m				2:58PM1.32m				2:55AM1.58m				3:58PM1.42m				3:53AM1.51m					4:51PM1.54m
Low Tide				8:50AM0.53m				8:38PM0.73m				9:39AM0.52m				9:51PM0.73m					10:22AM0.50m


	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:59	—	—
mm	1	1	—	—	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	—	1	1	1	1	1	2
Temp °C	19	19	19	20	21	21	20	20	20	19	19	20	21	21	20	20	19	20	20	20	21	21	20	20
Feels °C	16	16	16	17	18	19	19	19	20	19	19	20	21	21	20	21	19	20	20	21	22	22	21	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	—	S 20	S 19	S 18	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	3710	—	8	7	7	2372	2099	1913	1850	1677	1738	1770	1752	1783	1616	1574	1602	1631	1649	1706	1735	1765	1765	1569
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 17	S 17	S 15	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	6	5	4	1006	—	—	—	—	—	6	6	6	21	20	39	38	36	32	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	—	—	SE 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	481	4187	3763	3313	2717	—	—	1120	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	740	142	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)			6	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	6	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	7

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