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Rainbow Bay Surf Forecast
/ QLD – Gold Coast (23 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Rainbow Bay surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 09 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.8° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 9AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | |
221 | 300 | 543 | 267 | 264 | 666 | 540 | 512 | 445 | 650 | 322 | 315 | 308 | 307 | 294 | 262 | 407 | 407 | 401 | 389 | 389 | 398 | 330 | 330 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 00:48AM1.63m | 1:50PM1.16m | 1:49AM1.59m | 3:02PM1.24m | 2:53AM1.58m | 4:01PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:05AM0.72m | 7:00PM0.85m | 9:00AM0.66m | 8:27PM0.83m | 9:48AM0.58m | 9:44PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
13 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
 kJ | 221 | 300 | 288 | 267 | 264 | 192 | 203 | 192 | 445 | 383 | 322 | 221 | 217 | 259 | 250 | 250 | 407 | 407 | 401 | 389 | 389 | 398 | 330 | 330 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 200 | 200 | 208 | 175 | 182 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 189 | 203 | 221 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 57 | 65 | 64 | 60 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | SE 14 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 20 | — | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | S 19 | E 16 | S 18 | S 17 | NNE 9 | SE 18 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 133 | 10 | 10 | 92 | 10 | 9 | 8 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 23 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | S 4 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | S 10 | — | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 543 | 22 | 246 | 666 | 540 | 512 | — | 650 | — | 315 | 308 | 307 | 294 | 262 | 295 | 295 | 295 | 301 | 360 | 215 | 230 | 253 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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