Rainbow Bay surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 AEST
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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
23.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 10PM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)--
Afternoon (23 May)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (23 May)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning).

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.4
ESE
11
2.4
ESE
11
2.4
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4910
5020
4867
3735
3798
4845
4372
3162
2852
2372
2171
1913
1704
1647
1647
1770
1752
1752
1616
1602
1485
1422
1396
1288
Wind (km/h)
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:51PM1.24m
1:55AM1.65m
2:58PM1.32m
2:55AM1.58m
3:58PM1.42m
3:53AM1.51m
Low Tide
7:20PM0.70m
8:50AM0.53m
8:38PM0.73m
9:39AM0.52m
9:51PM0.73m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
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5:00
5:00
4:59
4:59
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
20
20
20
19
18
18
19
20
21
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
16
15
14
15
16
14
15
16
18
19
18
18
18
19
19
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
2.4
ESE
11
2.4
ESE
11
2.4
ESE
11
2.3
ESE
11
Energy kJ
3945
3735
3798
4187
3599
7
6
6
2171
1913
1704
1647
1647
1770
1752
1752
1616
1602
1485
1422
1396
1288
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
1.9
ESE
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
Energy kJ
6
4
4
927
6
6
6
21
20
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
1.9
S
8
1.6
S
8
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
2.3
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
4910
5020
4867
489
354
4845
4372
3162
2852
2372
1061
934
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
667
733
740
324
0
1
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)
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
6
5
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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