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Rainbow Bay surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 16 Jan 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
25.6° 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 9AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.4
SSE
1
S
0.9
S
0.7
NE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.8
E
1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)777777767768677777777887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)179173161139118124961107167511088717897804610511512110884125121
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		ononglasscross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:38AM
1.73
6:42PM
1.17
7:17AM
1.81
7:27PM
1.21
7:54AM
1.86
8:07PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:40PM
0.46
1:19PM
0.58
12:25AM
0.43
1:57PM
0.50
1:06AM
0.40
2:33PM
0.45
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise--5:03-------5:03-------5:03-----
Sunset-----6:45-------6:45-------6:45--
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part cloud
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1--------11342--11243112
Temp. °C242425272726252525252526252423232322222223242322
Feels °C (?)272628302927262828282831282526262623232323242423
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