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Rainbow Bay Surf Photo: 'Sunny morning at Rainbow beach' by Luke Nolan

Lat Long: 28.16° S 153.55° E

Issued: 9 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rainbow Bay sea temperature is

21.8° 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.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NW	N	E	E
	10 s	cross- on	4 s	10 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 December at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rainbow Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	N	N	E	E
	15 s	on	4 s	10 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 December at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rainbow Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNE	NNE	E	E
	15 s	on	4 s	10 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 December at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rainbow Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNE	NNE	E	E
	14 s	on	4 s	14 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 December at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rainbow Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	N	NNE	E	E
	14 s	on	4 s	14 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 December at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rainbow Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNW	NNE	E	NNE
	14 s	on	4 s	14 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 20 December at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rainbow Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNW	N	ENE	NNE
	14 s	on	4 s	14 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 December at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rainbow Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNW	N	E	NNE
	14 s	on	4 s	14 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 December at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rainbow Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NNW	N	E	NNE
	13 s	on	4 s	13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 December at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rainbow Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	NE		E	NNE
	13 s	glass		13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 December at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rainbow Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ENE		E	NNE
	13 s	cross		13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 December at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rainbow Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ENE		E	NNE
	13 s	cross- on		13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 December at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rainbow Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ENE		E	NNE
	13 s	glass		13 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 December at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rainbow Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ENE		E	NNE
	13 s	cross		13 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 21 December at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rainbow Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	ENE		E	S
	12 s	cross		12 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 December at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rainbow Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	E		E	S
	12 s	cross		12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 December at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rainbow Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	E	E		E	S
	12 s	cross		12 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 22 December at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Rainbow Bay around the time the photo was taken

Image captured One hour and 22 minutes before low water (falling neap tide). Tide height was 0.8m (2.6 ft). Range 1.97m (6.5 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Rainbow Bay Surf Photo: 'Sunny morning at Rainbow beach' by Luke Nolan

amazing morning small surf but amazing time go to rainbow

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User: Luke Nolan (4 photos)

Country: Australia (2654 photos)

Photo taken at: 6:49 am 21 Dec 2012

Mike
Which Rainbow Beach is this? It's not the one at the Gold Coast. Looks a beautiful and tropical place.