Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Rainbow Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Issued: 9 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
21.5° 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.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (02 Jul):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 12AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)--
Afternoon (02 Jul)--
Evening (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
1.3
NNE
6
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
1
NE
7
0.7
ESE
10
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.8
E
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
13
1
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
65
99
99
128
98
130
130
123
116
104
102
100
102
112
106
75
75
108
146
91
86
222
313
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:15PM1.85m
9:35AM1.19m
9:49PM1.82m
10:14AM1.20m
10:23PM1.77m
10:54AM1.22m
Low Tide
4:01AM0.46m
3:03PM0.49m
4:35AM0.45m
3:42PM0.52m
5:08AM0.44m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:37
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—
—
—
—
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6:37
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—
—
—
—
—
—
6:37
—
—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
5:00
—
—
—
—
—
—
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5:00
—
—
—
—
—
—
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5:01
 mm
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
20
19
19
18
18
19
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
19
21
20
20
20
17
15
16
17
19
18
Feels °C
20
18
17
16
17
17
19
19
19
18
18
17
17
17
19
19
20
19
14
11
12
14
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
10
1.1
NNE
6
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
NE
6
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
1
NE
7
0.7
ESE
10
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.7
ESE
10
0.8
E
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
13
1
ESE
12
Energy kJ
50
38
99
99
128
97
77
130
36
116
104
93
100
102
112
75
63
63
108
146
91
86
222
313
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.8
ESE
11
0.1
S
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.3
NE
8
0.4
E
7
0.7
ESE
10
0.1
S
10
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.7
NE
7
0.5
NE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
ENE
8
Energy kJ
66
65
2
1
1
3
130
2
123
9
16
102
2
87
73
106
75
75
47
21
37
31
30
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
12
—
—
—
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
—
—
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
15
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.3
NE
7
0.5
S
8
Energy kJ
1
5
1
1
3
—
—
—
2
2
2
2
2
2
—
—
28
28
21
17
16
58
7
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
3
0.7
NE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
—
1
NNE
6
0.7
NNW
4
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.6
NNW
4
1.1
NE
7
0.3
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.2
WNW
3
—
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
8
16
66
85
95
98
—
65
16
53
53
9
106
2
3
3
1
—
3
15
30
43
62
62
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Dreamtime
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Dreamtime
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NSW - North Coast
Tweed River Breakwall
NSW - North Coast
Palm beach
QLD - Gold Coast
Black Rock
NSW - North Coast
Palm beach
QLD - Gold Coast
Black Rock
NSW - North Coast
Casuarina Beach
NSW - North Coast
Casuarina Beach
NSW - North Coast
Black Rock
NSW - North Coast
Tweed River Breakwall
NSW - North Coast
Duranbah
QLD - Gold Coast
Duranbah
QLD - Gold Coast
Tweed River Breakwall
NSW - North Coast
Norries Head
NSW - North Coast
Casuarina Beach
NSW - North Coast
Palm beach
QLD - Gold Coast
Duranbah
QLD - Gold Coast
Rainbow Bay
QLD - Gold Coast
Rainbow Bay
QLD - Gold Coast
Rainbow Bay
QLD - Gold Coast
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QLD - Gold Coast
Rainbow Bay
QLD - Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
5
5
5
1
10
40
10
40
16
16
40
1
1
1
1
20
16
10
1
0
0
0
0
0
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Tallebudgera
Tallebudgera
Tallebudgera
Tallebudgera
Narrow Neck
Akkorokamui
Akkorokamui
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Narrow Neck
Nobby's Beach
Akkorokamui
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Burleigh Heads
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
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WA - Far South
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WA - Far South
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
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