Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Rainbow Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
20.9°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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 6AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
5
1.2
N
6
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
1.7
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.9
S
8
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1.1
S
8
0.3
SE
12
1.9
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
104
31
17
17
17
17
17
286
375
434
517
466
518
391
276
211
169
158
173
21
332
481
589
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
SE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:16AM1.03m
4:06PM1.62m
4:37AM1.09m
5:11PM1.72m
5:40AM1.20m
6:05PM1.80m
Low Tide
9:06AM0.38m
10:58PM0.39m
10:22AM0.33m
11:54PM0.29m
11:26AM0.26m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
5:34
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
22
23
28
30
24
20
18
17
17
16
20
20
20
19
18
17
17
17
19
19
18
18
17
Feels °C
19
20
20
24
27
23
17
14
14
15
14
18
17
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
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