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Rainbow Bay surfForecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 09 Apr 2025 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
25.9° C
 (Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 10AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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

Hourly12 Days
Gold Coast Surf
Print Surf Table
Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1.6
S
1.1
SSE
1.3
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
SE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
SE
1.3
ESE
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
Period(s) (?)1010912910101010101010977777778887887788888888888999988999999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)12821018977320732712829025121030127618010512110788798690143117117125107120120146254216219418407401470533608632676692708631602534602773878972109712031203111911191119103910161094117612591382
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:41AM
1.74
6:14PM
1.53
6:22AM
1.76
6:51PM
1.65
7:00AM
1.75
7:26PM
1.74
7:34AM
1.71
8:00PM
1.80
8:07AM
1.65
8:33PM
1.83
8:38AM
1.57
9:06PM
1.82
9:08AM
1.48
9:38PM
1.80
9:39AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:16PM
0.66
12:10PM
0.54
12:06AM
0.59
12:42PM
0.49
12:50AM
0.55
1:13PM
0.46
1:30AM
0.52
1:42PM
0.44
2:09AM
0.52
2:10PM
0.44
2:46AM
0.55
2:38PM
0.46
3:23AM
0.59
3:04PM
0.50
4:01AM
0.65
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Sunrise--5:58-------6:00-------6:00-------6:01-------6:01-------6:01-------6:01-------6:03-
Sunset-----5:35-------5:34-------5:32-------5:31-------5:30-------5:30-------5:29------
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Rain (mm)
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