Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Rainbow Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
20.3° C
0.5° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 9AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
8
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
SSE
10
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
117
146
161
154
139
86
82
61
57
54
47
41
40
33
48
29
37
41
51
54
46
54
65
65
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
10
E
5
SE
5
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:52PM1.41m
12:47PM1.40m
00:46AM1.28m
1:54PM1.44m
1:54AM1.16m
3:09PM1.51m
Low Tide
6:18AM0.31m
6:54PM0.54m
7:10AM0.32m
8:18PM0.56m
8:12AM0.33m
9:49PM0.52m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
18
21
20
19
18
17
15
15
16
18
17
16
16
15
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
15
14
14
16
18
17
17
16
15
13
13
14
16
14
14
14
13
12
12
16
15
16
15
14
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