Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Issued: 3 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
21.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 10PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (03 Jul)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
1
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
SSE
10
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
1.9
SSE
6
2.2
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
7
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
104
75
75
83
91
91
86
222
244
250
284
257
240
214
156
156
303
445
749
963
1008
887
943
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
NNW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:14AM1.20m
10:23PM1.77m
10:54AM1.22m
10:59PM1.71m
11:38AM1.24m
11:38PM1.62m
Low Tide
3:42PM0.52m
5:08AM0.44m
4:23PM0.54m
5:43AM0.43m
5:10PM0.57m
6:21AM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:01
5:01
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
25
22
20
17
15
16
17
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
17
15
16
17
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
22
23
21
17
14
11
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
11
11
12
12
11
12
12
10
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
10
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
1
E
12
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
S
13
0.1
NE
9
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
SSE
14
0.7
ESE
13
Energy kJ
73
104
93
64
55
91
91
86
222
244
250
284
257
240
198
156
156
184
195
199
3
90
134
178
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
NE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
S
12
0.2
NNE
8
0.8
E
11
0.4
ESE
14
0.5
E
14
0.5
ESE
11
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
56
75
75
83
21
36
20
19
19
21
7
4
45
11
11
11
48
7
157
63
97
65
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
15
0.4
ENE
7
0.2
E
14
0.4
ESE
13
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
7
0.1
SE
14
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
8
0.5
E
14
Energy kJ
2
28
28
28
21
18
16
58
4
6
7
8
4
4
4
3
3
6
3
96
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
7
1
NNE
7
0.8
NNW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
S
4
0.9
S
5
1.1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
1
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
5
1.5
S
6
1.9
SSE
6
2.2
SSE
7
2.5
SSE
7
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
Energy kJ
119
91
27
4
15
42
69
84
140
106
79
107
77
214
72
134
303
445
749
963
1008
887
943
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
4
2
3
2
Distance (km)
16
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
0
0
142
912
1
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
1
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
5
5
4
4
3
6
6
9
8
6
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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