Rainbow Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Rainbow Bay, Australia Weather Observations

Issued: 3 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is
22.5°C
0.7° 

Rainbow Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Rainbow Bay based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Rainbow Bay right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Rainbow Bay

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Coolangatta Airport

5 km WSW218 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudClear skies
30
moderate winds from the N
(28 km/h at 360°)
26.7 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
no observation
-

Coolangatta

5 km WSW218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
30
moderate winds from the N
(28 km/h at 360°)
26 °C10.0
10.0
scattered

Miami

15 km WNW15 m above sea level

25 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 266°)
15
29 °C-
-
-
-
0

Gold Coast Seaway

28 km NW4 m above sea level

37 minutes ago
No report
15
light winds from the NNW
(13 km/h at 330°)
26.9 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Canungra(Defence)

38 km W252 m above sea level

1 hour ago
No report
5
light winds from the NNW
(7 km/h at 340°)
25.6 °C-
-

no observation

Tamborine

49 km WNW73 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 236°)
5
29 °C-
-
-
-
0

Cape Byron Automatic Weather Station

52 km S98 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
10
light winds from the N
(11 km/h at 10°)
25.1 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Beaudesert

59 km W48 m above sea level

1 hour ago
No report
5
light winds from the NNW
(6 km/h at 340°)
27.0 °C-
-

no observation

Cedar Vale wx

60 km W158 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 30°)
5
24 °C-
-
-
-
0

Shreydon wx

64 km S202 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 349°)
15
32 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Rainbow Bay and within an acceptable time window.

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