Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Issued: 3 pm 14 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
22.0° 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 (14 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 7PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jun)--
Afternoon (14 Jun)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (14 Jun)5ft (1.6m)9s

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 Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
14
Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wed
17
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
358
358
358
366
355
297
332
335
304
318
363
364
372
372
332
388
450
470
480
423
414
363
363
355
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
7:39PM1.99m
7:58AM1.29m
8:28PM2.04m
8:50AM1.27m
9:16PM2.04m
9:41AM1.25m
Low Tide
12:54PM0.20m
2:18AM0.28m
1:42PM0.21m
3:10AM0.25m
2:29PM0.24m
4:01AM0.27m
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rain showers
rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:57
4:57
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
18
17
17
18
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
17
19
20
20
19
17
17
17
16
17
Feels °C
19
18
19
17
15
15
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
18
18
17
16
16
17
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
358
358
358
366
355
297
332
335
304
318
363
364
372
372
332
388
450
470
480
423
414
363
363
355
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
8
0.8
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
5
71
111
108
83
61
59
9
8
8
50
45
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.5
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
8
7
7
6
70
97
12
11
10
22
37
6
17
29
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.8
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
Energy kJ
15
16
11
22
17
12
58
56
60
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
2
2
4
2
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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