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Rainbow Bay surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
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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
23.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 8AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | |
1331 | 1297 | 1575 | 1361 | 1274 | 1441 | 1524 | 1593 | 1835 | 2275 | 2714 | 1959 | 4937 | 7284 | 7106 | 5959 | 5025 | 3685 | 3376 | 3097 | 2921 | 2863 | 2930 | 2482 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:04PM1.92m | 11:38AM1.20m | 11:58PM1.83m | 12:42PM1.20m | 00:55AM1.74m | 1:51PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:58AM0.44m | 5:06PM0.53m | 6:57AM0.49m | 6:08PM0.62m | 7:56AM0.52m | 7:20PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 |
260 | 214 | 223 | 230 | 225 | 211 | 173 | 137 | 116 | 92 | 65 | 1959 | 46 | 29 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2482 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 8 |
1331 | 1297 | 1575 | 1361 | 1274 | 1441 | 1524 | 1593 | 1835 | 2275 | 2714 | 1765 | 4937 | 7284 | 7106 | 5959 | 5025 | 3685 | 3376 | 3097 | 2921 | 2863 | 2930 | 273 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 170 | 279 | 324 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 203 | 170 | 170 | 755 | 170 | 170 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 667 | 667 | 1 | 0 |
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