Rainbow Bay Beach

Name: Rainbow Bay Beach Surf Spot
Address: Queensland, 4225, Australia

Queensland, Australia

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Right now

The conditions at the spot at 4:00 PM Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Poor

Knee-high (0.6 m) at 6 s going to W, strong cross-onshore wind going to SSW

Swell

0.6 m

6 s

Wind

21 km/h

SSW

Cross-onshore

Tide

0.4 m

Rising

Weather

21 °C

Clear

21 °C water

Camera

0.9 km away

Source: www.nsw.gov.au

10-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Time	Rating	Swell	Swell direction	Wind	Wind direction	Tide	Weather
12 AM	Fair	0.8 m · 5 s	W	8 km/h · 12 km/h gusts	S Onshore	0.8 m	Mostly clear · 15 °C
1 AM	Fair	0.8 m · 5 s	W	7 km/h · 12 km/h gusts	SSE Onshore	0.5 m	Mostly clear · 15 °C
2 AM	Poor	0.8 m · 5 s	W	8 km/h · 13 km/h gusts	SSE Onshore	0.3 m	Mostly clear · 15 °C
3 AM	Poor	0.8 m · 5 s	W	7 km/h · 13 km/h gusts	SE Onshore	0.2 m	Clear · 14 °C
4 AM	Poor	0.8 m · 5 s	W	7 km/h · 12 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	0.2 m	Clear · 12 °C
5 AM	Poor	0.7 m · 5 s	W	9 km/h · 15 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	0.3 m	Clear · 13 °C
6 AM	Poor	0.7 m · 6 s	WNW	10 km/h · 17 km/h gusts	ESE Onshore	0.6 m	Clear · 13 °C
7 AM	Poor	0.6 m · 6 s	WNW	10 km/h · 18 km/h gusts	SE Onshore	0.9 m	Clear · 16 °C
8 AM	Poor	0.7 m · 6 s	WNW	11 km/h · 24 km/h gusts	SSE Onshore	1.2 m	Clear · 19 °C
9 AM	Poor	0.7 m · 6 s	W	15 km/h · 35 km/h gusts	SSE Onshore	1.4 m	Clear · 20 °C
10 AM	Poor	0.7 m · 6 s	W	17 km/h · 38 km/h gusts	S Onshore	1.4 m	Clear · 21 °C
11 AM	Poor	0.7 m · 6 s	W	18 km/h · 41 km/h gusts	S Onshore	1.4 m	Clear · 22 °C
12 PM	Poor	0.7 m · 6 s	W	18 km/h · 41 km/h gusts	SSW Onshore	1.2 m	Clear · 22 °C
1 PM	Poor	0.7 m · 6 s	W	19 km/h · 44 km/h gusts	SSW Onshore	0.9 m	Clear · 22 °C
2 PM	Poor	0.7 m · 6 s	W	21 km/h · 46 km/h gusts	SSW Onshore	0.7 m	Clear · 21 °C
3 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 6 s	W	21 km/h · 46 km/h gusts	SSW Onshore	0.5 m	Clear · 21 °C
4 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 6 s	W	21 km/h · 45 km/h gusts	SSW Onshore	0.4 m	Clear · 21 °C
5 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 6 s	W	21 km/h · 44 km/h gusts	SSW Onshore	0.4 m	Clear · 20 °C
6 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 6 s	W	20 km/h · 40 km/h gusts	S Onshore	0.6 m	Clear · 19 °C
7 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 6 s	W	19 km/h · 37 km/h gusts	S Onshore	0.8 m	Clear · 19 °C
8 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 6 s	W	17 km/h · 36 km/h gusts	SSE Onshore	0.9 m	Clear · 18 °C
9 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 6 s	W	16 km/h · 33 km/h gusts	SSE Onshore	1.1 m	Clear · 18 °C
10 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 6 s	W	16 km/h · 32 km/h gusts	SSE Onshore	1.1 m	Clear · 17 °C
11 PM	Poor	0.6 m · 6 s	W	17 km/h · 32 km/h gusts	SSE Onshore	1.1 m	Clear · 17 °C