Rainbow Bay surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 03 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
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 5AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (04 Apr)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (04 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
0.6
ENE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
2.3
SE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
2.1
SE
2.3
SE
2.4
SE
2.5
SE
2.3
SE
2.4
SE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)777778667779997788989999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17116617819119840240282289298452427374322422494692813805752422397339332
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:03PM
1.82
9:11AM
1.56
9:37PM
1.80
9:40AM
1.45
10:12PM
1.76
10:10AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:17AM
0.52
3:09PM
0.47
3:55AM
0.60
3:35PM
0.52
4:35AM
0.70
Fri
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise----5:56-------5:56-------5:56---
Sunset-------5:39-------5:38-------5:37
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
---------121--1332-11-1-
Temp. °C232222232124242422212120192222222121191818212121
Feels °C (?)232121211920202120201917171919201819171616181818
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