Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Issued: 3 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
21.4° 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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 7AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (07 Jul)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (07 Jul)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.3
SE
11
1.9
SSE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1823
1760
1797
1732
1700
2009
2378
2884
3074
2873
2544
2330
2090
1942
1976
1935
1665
1913
1412
1221
655
1020
999
862
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:24AM1.53m
1:25PM1.33m
1:18AM1.42m
2:28PM1.41m
2:21AM1.31m
3:36PM1.51m
Low Tide
7:05AM0.39m
7:15PM0.62m
7:54AM0.36m
8:35PM0.62m
8:50AM0.33m
9:58PM0.57m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
6:37
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5:02
5:02
5:04
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
17
16
17
17
16
15
16
16
18
17
17
16
15
15
14
16
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
13
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
12
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
15
1.6
SE
12
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
23
2.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
78
76
78
77
53
46
24
33
21
683
1665
1528
1316
1168
268
11
10
862
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
2.5
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
2.5
SSE
11
2.4
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
1823
1760
1797
1732
1700
2009
2378
2884
3074
2873
2544
2330
2090
1942
1976
1935
1395
1913
1412
1221
655
1020
999
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gold Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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