Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Issued: 3 am 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
22.0° 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.


How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today (15 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 7AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 15). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (15 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (15 Jun)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
311
304
290
340
311
318
318
372
380
325
372
388
397
423
432
432
423
383
375
405
459
418
454
473
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
7:58AM1.29m
8:28PM2.04m
8:50AM1.27m
9:16PM2.04m
9:41AM1.25m
Low Tide
2:18AM0.28m
1:42PM0.21m
3:10AM0.25m
2:29PM0.24m
4:01AM0.27m
3:16PM0.30m
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6:35
6:35
6:35
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4:57
4:57
4:57
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
17
16
17
16
16
18
17
16
16
16
17
17
18
17
18
19
18
17
18
18
19
18
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
311
304
290
340
311
318
318
372
380
325
372
388
397
423
432
432
423
383
375
405
459
418
454
473
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.7
S
8
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
Energy kJ
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
55
108
108
86
64
61
45
47
47
51
50
38
29
41
29
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
Energy kJ
4
4
3
2
7
7
6
70
64
12
11
10
9
8
8
18
5
15
26
12
23
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
2
11
10
20
21
18
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
4
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