Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Issued: 3 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
21.8° 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 (21 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 11PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)--
Afternoon (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (21 Jun)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wed
24
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.8
SE
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.6
S
9
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
139
72
72
71
69
75
47
46
44
43
28
27
36
27
26
55
187
212
266
341
392
392
341
341
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:14PM1.28m
1:10AM1.55m
2:14PM1.33m
2:00AM1.43m
3:14PM1.40m
2:55AM1.32m
Low Tide
6:51PM0.66m
7:55AM0.48m
8:00PM0.73m
8:40AM0.50m
9:15PM0.77m
9:25AM0.49m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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>
4:58
4:58
4:58
4:58
 mm
4
6
5
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
16
15
15
16
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
16
18
17
16
17
16
15
15
16
Feels °C
18
17
18
18
16
14
14
15
15
16
17
16
14
13
12
12
14
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.8
SE
6
0.4
E
9
0.4
NE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.5
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
139
72
72
71
69
75
47
46
44
43
28
27
36
27
15
33
17
11
18
13
12
12
6
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
E
9
0.4
NE
7
0.4
E
9
0.6
S
9
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
Energy kJ
8
8
8
11
11
11
8
5
5
13
12
12
27
12
26
55
16
17
14
14
14
13
8
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
S
9
0.4
NE
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
S
20
0.4
NE
7
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
28
14
12
12
11
21
11
10
10
19
19
6
14
3
8
15
25
14
26
25
9
9
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
4
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
1.1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
0.9
S
6
1.2
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
2
3
7
7
15
30
29
5
77
100
50
187
212
266
341
392
392
341
341
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
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
1
1
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
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