Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Rainbow Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
20.8° C
0.3° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 6PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (14 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
9
0.3
S
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
1.9
S
6
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
14
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
7
270
707
1081
871
846
821
1207
1457
1299
1226
1190
1067
923
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
W
0
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:49AM1.24m
8:17PM2.01m
8:40AM1.27m
9:03PM2.00m
9:27AM1.29m
9:47PM1.94m
Low Tide
1:31PM0.16m
2:59AM0.20m
2:20PM0.18m
3:43AM0.20m
3:07PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
4
5
4
Temp °C
15
17
19
18
17
16
15
15
14
16
17
16
16
14
13
13
14
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
12
15
17
15
16
14
11
12
10
12
11
10
10
8
8
8
8
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
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