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 am 07 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (07 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 10AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jun)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (07 Jun)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (07 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.2
S
9
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
795
724
692
662
589
482
463
421
230
158
161
195
177
189
175
171
196
199
232
211
217
194
217
227
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
SE
5
ESE
10
E
Wind State
off
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:11AM1.66m
1:09PM1.21m
1:02AM1.59m
2:10PM1.29m
2:00AM1.52m
3:12PM1.39m
Low Tide
7:11AM0.56m
6:31PM0.74m
7:58AM0.52m
7:46PM0.74m
8:47AM0.47m
9:05PM0.70m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
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>
4:55
4:55
4:55
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
15
15
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
14
11
11
11
14
16
17
16
16
17
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
17
17
18
19
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
1.8
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
0.2
E
9
1.2
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
Energy kJ
15
15
6
15
14
482
463
6
230
158
127
94
94
73
69
50
37
37
39
40
217
194
217
227
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
18
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
SE
19
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
19
0.1
SE
19
0.2
SSE
17
0.4
S
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
14
6
13
15
7
22
4
4
4
15
3
3
14
14
28
24
45
23
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
20
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
SSE
17
0.4
S
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
29
24
4
9
8
2
3
4
8
3
3
3
27
24
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
9
2
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.2
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.5
E
7
Energy kJ
795
724
692
662
589
421
103
137
161
195
177
189
175
171
196
199
232
211
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
41
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
4
5
4
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
6
5
6
7
8
8
8
9
8
7
6
7
5
7
5
9
9
9
9
6
6
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