Rainbow Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Rainbow Bay over the next couple of weeks. I’m not gonna lie, it’s a bit of a mixed bag, and we’ve got a lot of days where it’s just not happening. The first proper chance to get wet isn’t until Tuesday morning, August 4th.

Tuesday morning, the 4th, kicks off with a tiny 3 ft SSE swell, but the wind is glassy from the north. It’s clean, but it’s small. The combined energy is weak (151). Not much to write home about, but it’s surfable. That afternoon, the wind swings onshore and it’s pretty much over.

Wednesday the 5th is a write-off – small bump and cross-onshore wind. Thursday the 6th, Friday the 7th, and Saturday the 8th are all small and clean in the mornings, but the swell is weak and inconsistent. You’ll get a wave, but it’s ordinary.

The best chance in this whole outlook looks to be Sunday morning, August 9th. The swell pushes up to 4 ft from the east, 9-second period, and the combined energy jumps to a moderate 357. The wind is light and cross-off from the SSE, so it’ll be clean. Still, it’s not a standout classic, but it’s the pick of the weak bunch. Tuesday morning the 11th also has a glassy 3 ft east swell, but energy is lower (204), so it’s a second-best option.

After that, we get a run of mostly ordinary conditions. The swell stays small, mostly under 3 ft, and the wind is often cross-off or offshore, so it’s clean but tiny. The afternoon of Wednesday the 12th has a 4 ft SSE swell with a moderate offshore, but the period is short at 7 seconds, so it’s a bit lumpy. Energy is moderate (255).

Thursday the 13th morning is clean and offshore with 3 ft, but again, very small. Friday the 14th morning brings a 2 ft SE swell with a very long period of 14 seconds, and the energy is moderate (366), but it’s so small. That long period might make it a bit tricky at a beach break, but Rainbow Bay is a point, so it could wrap in. Still, 2 ft is tiny.

The rest of the run into the second week – from the 15th to the 19th – is all small, clean, and weak. Nothing over 3 ft, and the energy is consistently in the 150-200 range. It’s a lot of paddling for not much reward.

Honestly, there’s no real standout here. The best on offer is Sunday morning, August 9th, with that 4 ft east swell and clean conditions. If you’re desperate, Tuesday morning the 11th is glassy. But for the most part, it’s a pretty flat and quiet period for Rainbow Bay.

Water temp is sitting at 69°, which is about normal for this time of year, nothing unusual.

Stay patient, mate. It’ll turn around.

Rusty

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