Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Rainbow Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
20.9° C
0.0° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 6AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (22 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
9
1.4
ESE
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.8
SSE
6
2.1
SSE
7
2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
465
370
472
407
240
197
181
179
179
258
252
205
165
165
161
157
134
109
107
85
229
443
437
547
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
0
S
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:04AM1.28m
2:27PM1.37m
1:55AM1.16m
3:34PM1.43m
3:01AM1.08m
4:37PM1.50m
Low Tide
7:37AM0.48m
8:39PM0.79m
8:25AM0.50m
10:06PM0.79m
9:22AM0.50m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:10
5:10
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
18
18
19
19
18
17
16
15
17
19
18
17
16
16
15
14
16
15
15
14
15
Feels °C
17
18
17
18
18
18
18
17
16
15
14
17
18
17
17
15
15
13
10
11
9
9
10
11
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