Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Issued: 9 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
22.0° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 3PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (16 Jun)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
9
1.6
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
E
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
333
431
497
518
480
423
423
423
414
414
355
355
370
394
402
402
410
392
400
407
396
423
338
338
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SE
10
E
5
E
0
NE
0
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:50AM1.27m
9:16PM2.04m
9:41AM1.25m
10:03PM1.99m
10:32AM1.24m
10:50PM1.91m
Low Tide
2:29PM0.24m
4:01AM0.27m
3:16PM0.30m
4:50AM0.30m
4:05PM0.38m
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:57
4:57
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
18
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
19
19
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
18
18
18
19
17
16
16
15
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
9
0.9
S
7
1.7
E
9
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
E
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
Energy kJ
333
83
497
518
480
423
423
423
414
414
355
355
370
394
402
402
410
392
400
407
396
423
338
338
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
7
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
NNE
4
Energy kJ
108
12
11
10
58
45
34
24
38
38
38
36
29
22
21
15
10
10
19
19
19
19
18
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.3
S
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSE
12
0.4
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
64
48
25
9
8
6
6
6
14
45
69
23
23
22
22
21
20
10
6
4
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
9
0.9
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
431
77
73
3
1
8
9
3
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
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
12
144
12
1
1
1
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
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
4
5
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
5
6
8
8
6
5
6
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