Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Rainbow Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.1° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 8PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.5
S
10
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
S
9
0.2
SSE
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
578
528
321
262
249
287
225
230
176
176
126
123
100
68
66
54
42
32
24
38
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
10
E
5
NE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:54PM1.40m
00:37AM0.97m
2:09PM1.39m
2:21AM0.94m
3:25PM1.43m
Low Tide
7:55PM0.78m
6:34AM0.63m
9:33PM0.75m
7:58AM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
16
15
15
20
21
21
19
19
19
18
18
21
21
21
19
18
Feels °C
15
17
17
16
14
13
14
19
18
20
19
20
19
18
18
21
20
19
19
17
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