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Rainbow Bay surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 22 Dec 2024 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 10PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Dec)--
Afternoon (22 Dec)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (22 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.6
E
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
1.1
NNE
1.3
NNE
0.4
SSE
0.9
S
1.7
S
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
1.1
N
0.9
NNE
1
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
Period(s) (?)88118810111110105599678777779999109101011101010101010101010109999666666888866556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1279993707678614080515285331292124564383633593943443534825055594464523673344735114834734644804463863863323122642071541249012112592105141165252433327853588784
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
5
W
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SE
25
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
10
WNW
20
N
20
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:48PM
1.49
1:59AM
1.19
1:36PM
1.40
3:03AM
1.27
2:31PM
1.32
4:02AM
1.36
3:30PM
1.26
4:53AM
1.46
4:29PM
1.23
5:39AM
1.57
5:24PM
1.20
6:21AM
1.66
6:15PM
1.19
7:01AM
1.75
7:02PM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:46PM
0.56
7:25AM
0.80
8:31PM
0.55
8:44AM
0.83
9:17PM
0.52
10:01AM
0.80
10:03PM
0.48
11:06AM
0.74
10:47PM
0.43
12:02PM
0.66
11:29PM
0.39
12:51PM
0.58
12:10AM
0.36
1:36PM
0.51
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise------4:46-------4:47-------4:47-------4:48-------4:48-------4:48-------4:50-----
Sunset-6:42-------6:42-------6:43-------6:43-------6:44-------6:44-------6:44-------6:45--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252523222221232527262423222123252524222220192023242322212020212424242322212122262725242423232427282625252423242627252524
Feels °C (?)242422212221242425242323242020212019181918171820212021212020222423242423212121242523222324232425262525252625272930272828
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