Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Issued: 9 am 10 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
22.3° 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 (10 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 5PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jun)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (10 Jun)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (10 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Sat
13
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
218
232
218
225
203
208
172
167
154
132
135
135
135
135
125
118
135
166
171
176
181
181
221
233
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:10PM1.52m
4:06AM1.41m
5:05PM1.65m
5:08AM1.37m
5:59PM1.79m
Low Tide
9:38AM0.40m
10:19PM0.62m
10:28AM0.34m
11:26PM0.51m
11:17AM0.27m
00:27AM0.41m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:55
4:55
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
19
18
17
17
18
18
20
20
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
7
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
0.3
SSE
11
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
Energy kJ
218
12
11
225
203
208
172
167
154
132
135
135
135
135
125
118
135
166
171
176
181
22
221
233
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.1
NE
14
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
Energy kJ
12
2
2
11
5
5
34
14
27
25
7
7
7
22
22
20
20
19
26
29
30
7
22
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
S
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
17
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
Energy kJ
2
5
8
8
2
2
5
2
11
13
13
12
8
8
7
7
15
8
8
8
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.3
E
7
Energy kJ
232
218
181
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
8
7
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
4
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
8
7
8
9
8
7
6
7
6
6
5
6
6
5
6
6
7
8
8
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