Rainbow Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Rainbow Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Rainbow Bay

Issued: 3 pm 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
22.7° 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 (05 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 9PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)--
Afternoon (05 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (05 Jun)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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
1
1
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
1.2
S
9
0.9
S
9
1.4
S
10
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.3
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2
SSE
10
2
SSE
9
2.2
S
9
2
S
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
33
210
127
369
1764
2177
2184
1045
1075
1641
1308
741
673
866
690
488
454
426
404
199
160
150
191
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:19AM1.16m
11:27PM1.72m
12:11PM1.17m
00:11AM1.66m
1:09PM1.21m
1:02AM1.59m
Low Tide
4:36PM0.68m
6:27AM0.59m
5:28PM0.72m
7:11AM0.56m
6:31PM0.74m
7:58AM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:55
4:55
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
16
15
14
14
14
16
18
18
17
17
17
15
15
16
15
17
17
18
19
18
18
19
Feels °C
15
15
13
11
10
10
10
11
13
14
14
14
14
11
11
12
11
15
15
15
16
15
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.5
S
8
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.4
E
10
2
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
2.2
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
2
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
Energy kJ
28
33
117
127
30
794
954
980
16
16
970
828
15
15
645
516
488
14
14
14
199
160
99
94
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SE
18
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
6
28
29
30
4
16
16
16
4
4
15
15
4
4
15
14
14
4
4
13
6
13
12
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
22
0.1
SE
21
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
3
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
17
4
11
24
22
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
1.2
S
9
0.5
SW
3
1.4
S
10
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
2.3
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2
SSE
10
2
SSE
9
2.2
S
9
2
S
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
Energy kJ
3
2
210
4
369
1764
2177
2184
1045
1075
1641
1308
741
673
866
690
454
426
404
111
145
150
191
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
71
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
142
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
7
8
8
8
8
8
6
9
9
9
9
9
4
4
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
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