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Rainbow Bay surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 AEST
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Rainbow Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
27.0° C
 (Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 9PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)--
Afternoon (18 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (18 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)777777161616161616151515151515151414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)979710297100100121159161161159155141137139139141143139132130130130130
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:55PM
1.66
8:10AM
1.85
8:31PM
1.73
8:47AM
1.79
9:09PM
1.78
9:25AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:53PM
0.34
1:55AM
0.33
2:24PM
0.30
2:36AM
0.30
2:57PM
0.28
3:18AM
0.31
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise------5:48-------5:48-------5:48-
Sunset-6:00-------5:59-------5:57------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------11-------
Temp. °C262524242422222525242322222222242524232221212124
Feels °C (?)252424252524232525242324232323242423232322222123
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