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Rainbow Bay surf Forecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 26 Apr 2024 AEST
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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 25.2°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 24.2 °C max: 26.0 °C min: 23.4 °C)
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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 25.2°C (Statistics for 26 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 24.2 °C max: 26.0 °C min: 23.4 °C)


How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 6PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)--
Afternoon (26 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (26 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.5
SSE
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.6
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.3
ESE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
ESE
1.2
E
1
ESE
1.5
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)777101099999101010101010101010999677788888888888888777789999881212121212121178
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)2372442575295023803322953082864111961571571232101631812192102011921271391431862031912231931731811811521481441161191301351281842256239801126971761573483380494488480488494397278239326
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
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High Tide
/ height (m)
9:42PM
1.83
9:49AM
1.32
10:22PM
1.81
10:33AM
1.24
11:08PM
1.78
11:29AM
1.18
12:05AM
1.74
12:41PM
1.15
1:12AM
1.71
2:06PM
1.18
2:26AM
1.71
3:25PM
1.29
3:36AM
1.72
4:29PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:03PM
0.47
4:13AM
0.58
3:35PM
0.50
5:01AM
0.61
4:14PM
0.55
5:59AM
0.63
5:03PM
0.60
7:08AM
0.63
6:10PM
0.66
8:21AM
0.59
7:36PM
0.68
9:26AM
0.52
9:05PM
0.64
10:22AM
0.44
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise------6:09-------6:09-------6:11-------6:11-------6:11-------6:11-------6:13-----
Sunset-5:16-------5:15-------5:15-------5:14-------5:14-------5:13-------5:12-------5:10--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212120191817182022202020201919202121202020191920212120191919192021212019191818192121201817171719191919191919192121212019
Feels °C (?)181818171615161719181919191718182020192020191819202121202019192021212019191717171818171514141416171719191919182021222120

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