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Rainbow Bay surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 28 Jan 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
25.9° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 2PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (28 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (28 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
2.2
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)1299998887777787777778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)984497430439390372392393355355440475483464429418394383394349337372335341
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:02PM
1.17
5:01AM
1.71
5:18PM
1.18
6:01AM
1.85
6:21PM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:30AM
0.55
10:05PM
0.36
11:43AM
0.45
11:09PM
0.31
12:43PM
0.36
12:07AM
0.25
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
Sunrise5:13-------5:13-------5:13-------
Sunset---6:43-------6:43-------6:42----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------11-1------
Temp. °C222525242220232224242525242322232324252524222223
Feels °C (?)212323222019201921202122222221222121222323222223
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