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Rainbow Bay surf Forecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 19 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 26.0°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 24.5 °C max: 25.7 °C min: 23.5 °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 26.0°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 24.5 °C max: 25.7 °C min: 23.5 °C)


How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 3AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.4
NE
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
SSE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
2
ESE
2.3
SE
2.1
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
1.8
E
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.2
ESE
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.8
SSE
1.9
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)1010141488136771313136777788888888999999991010101010101010101010101010101010107788810109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5151646978926114112613783835930347142557473570876041279593611781099958860839790755724726664670654660646587511513463463463464408407408422312305260216299373514589555732540459
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SE
5
E
5
N
10
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
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
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:43PM
1.46
5:43AM
1.68
6:21PM
1.58
6:22AM
1.69
6:55PM
1.69
6:58AM
1.67
7:29PM
1.76
7:33AM
1.63
8:02PM
1.81
8:06AM
1.57
8:34PM
1.83
8:38AM
1.49
9:07PM
1.84
9:12AM
1.41
9:42PM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:30PM
0.73
12:08PM
0.55
12:16AM
0.66
12:39PM
0.49
12:57AM
0.60
1:09PM
0.45
1:37AM
0.56
1:38PM
0.43
2:14AM
0.54
2:06PM
0.43
2:52AM
0.54
2:34PM
0.45
3:31AM
0.56
3:03PM
0.47
Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
Sunrise----6:05-------6:05-------6:07-------6:07-------6:07-------6:07-------6:09-------
Sunset-------5:22-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19-------5:17-------5:16----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212020181821222019191819192121212120212021222222222221212021232322201919192022222121201919232422201918171720222019191818
Feels °C (?)201919161619191919181717171817171717181717181818181918191819202121191919192022232222201919232120181615131316171616171616

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