Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Rainbow Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
20.5°C
0.3° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 9PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
70
70
72
72
70
79
93
99
78
76
74
70
70
90
126
113
119
116
116
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
0
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:06PM1.44m
4:06AM0.98m
5:05PM1.53m
5:19AM1.04m
5:52PM1.62m
Low Tide
11:07PM0.72m
9:53AM0.56m
11:58PM0.62m
10:57AM0.52m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
Feels °C
16
16
16
16
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
18
18
19
18
19
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