Rainbow Bay surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 26 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
24.6° 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 11PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)--
Afternoon (26 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (26 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
406
450
334
343
388
450
537
582
513
489
533
526
522
497
459
403
393
343
377
377
323
314
368
374
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:35PM1.39m
4:42AM1.69m
5:25PM1.53m
5:33AM1.68m
6:09PM1.66m
6:17AM1.65m
Low Tide
10:30AM0.54m
10:21PM0.66m
11:14AM0.50m
11:22PM0.60m
11:52AM0.46m
00:13AM0.55m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
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6:09
6:09
6:09
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5:17
5:16
5:15
5:15
4
2
1
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
20
19
18
18
17
19
22
22
21
20
21
20
18
21
22
21
20
19
19
19
19
22
19
20
18
18
17
17
16
18
20
19
19
17
18
17
15
18
20
20
19
18
18
18
17
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
E
9
2
E
9
1.9
E
8
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
0.1
NE
16
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
0.1
NE
15
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
13
12
334
343
388
450
537
582
513
6
6
459
403
393
10
377
323
314
9
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
SSE
8
1
SE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
13
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
N
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
S
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
15
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
15
Energy kJ
3
3
6
104
22
31
19
3
3
6
6
3
7
5
10
3
3
9
2
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
3
11
3
6
2
3
5
3
5
4
10
9
9
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
E
8
2
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
Energy kJ
406
450
143
489
533
526
522
497
343
377
368
374
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
6
7
7
5
9
8
7
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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