Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Issued: 9 pm 28 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
21.4° 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 (29 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 5AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jun)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (29 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (29 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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 night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
1
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
225
375
325
318
311
269
205
180
173
149
145
166
101
79
94
79
79
82
82
90
78
78
65
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:23PM1.82m
7:29AM1.17m
8:03PM1.86m
8:14AM1.18m
8:40PM1.87m
8:56AM1.18m
Low Tide
2:06AM0.55m
1:08PM0.42m
2:47AM0.51m
1:48PM0.44m
3:25AM0.48m
2:26PM0.46m
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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>
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
18
19
19
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
18
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
11
1.2
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
SE
9
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
Energy kJ
172
225
375
325
318
311
269
205
180
173
149
145
166
101
79
94
79
79
82
82
90
78
78
63
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.8
ESE
10
0.1
S
15
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
S
13
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
ESE
11
0.1
S
19
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
ESE
11
Energy kJ
11
141
5
8
8
14
10
13
7
44
34
31
15
17
13
13
59
58
58
58
57
59
65
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
Energy kJ
2
10
2
2
14
2
3
7
3
7
6
40
40
21
40
60
9
10
13
9
7
15
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
9
0.5
NE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
Energy kJ
235
12
14
14
16
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
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
82
54
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
6
9
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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