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Rainbow Bay surf Forecast / QLD – Gold Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 28 Mar 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 26.2°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 25.4 °C max: 26.8 °C min: 24.1 °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 26.2°C (Statistics for 28 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 25.4 °C max: 26.8 °C min: 24.1 °C)


How big are the waves at Rainbow Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Bay at 9PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)--
Afternoon (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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

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Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.5
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.2
E
0.4
E
1.6
S
1.9
S
1.6
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.4
SSE
1.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)66666777777777787710149981010101010101010101010109998887555556555877777889
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)899192791019297103124108111919476785857576758565512713213513510710911111413113715113510392706761564137233227152124171718517243357261154213270408
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
0
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglassoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:04PM
1.70
10:06AM
1.44
10:41PM
1.68
10:42AM
1.33
11:25PM
1.65
11:29AM
1.23
12:22AM
1.62
12:37PM
1.14
1:36AM
1.61
2:14PM
1.12
2:59AM
1.65
3:48PM
1.20
4:13AM
1.73
4:56PM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:39PM
0.49
4:18AM
0.62
4:06PM
0.52
5:02AM
0.67
4:39PM
0.56
5:58AM
0.73
5:22PM
0.61
7:15AM
0.75
6:24PM
0.67
8:48AM
0.72
7:53PM
0.69
10:05AM
0.63
9:26PM
0.64
11:02AM
0.51
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Sunrise------5:54-------5:54-------5:54-------5:54-------5:56-------5:56-------5:56-----
Sunset-5:46-------5:45-------5:45-------5:44-------5:43-------5:42-------5:39-------5:38--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C252423222121222323232322222222232424222121212123232322222121212324242222212121232424242322222225262524232220202121222221
Feels °C (?)242323222121222323222222212222222222212121202122222323232221212223242325242323252524252323232325252526262421222221212120

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