Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Rainbow Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
21.3°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 (14 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 12AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)--
Afternoon (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (14 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning).

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
9
1.1
SE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
190
168
121
99
99
90
96
105
78
68
68
48
48
50
50
50
33
32
28
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
N
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:26PM1.55m
9:50AM1.56m
9:57PM1.41m
10:28AM1.53m
Low Tide
3:18PM0.30m
3:34AM0.29m
3:58PM0.41m
4:02AM0.35m
4:40PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
18
19
18
18
17
17
16
16
18
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
17
18
16
17
17
17
16
15
16
17
15
15
15
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