Rainbow Bay surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 19 Apr 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
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 6PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (19 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSE
2.4
S
1.8
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
3
S
3
S
2.2
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)91310101010101013131212121012121111111111111011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)48519526639198848077768703637347613551565163710111866171715201292143914871410128911761395
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:07AM
1.54
9:34PM
1.95
9:52AM
1.43
10:21PM
1.92
10:42AM
1.32
11:13PM
1.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:02PM
0.30
4:03AM
0.36
3:41PM
0.35
4:59AM
0.43
4:26PM
0.43
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise6:03-------6:05-------6:05-------
Sunset---5:23-------5:22-------5:22----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------------1--
Temp. °C192123212019191917202222212019181720212220191917
Feels °C (?)171920181817171714161718181716151316171818171715
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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