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BEACH WEATHER MONTHLY AVERAGES

Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep Best	Oct Best	Nov Best	Dec Best
28° Tan	28° Tan	27° Tan	25° Tan	23° Tan	21°	20°	21° Tan	23° Tan	25° Tan	26° Tan	27° Tan
Sea 26° Swim	Sea 27° Swim	Sea 26° Swim	Sea 25° Swim	Sea 24° Swim	Sea 23° Swim	Sea 22° Swim	Sea 21° Swim	Sea 22° Swim	Sea 23° Swim	Sea 23° Swim	Sea 25° Swim

Beach Weather Today in Rainbow Bay Beach

Today the maximum temperature will be 26° which is warm and pleasant for sunbathing. Today the water temperature will be 26° which is very warm and ideal for relaxing and swimming for the whole day.

Today will have 0.4mm of very light rain. Expect only occasional sunny spells and lots of clouds with an average cloud cover of 79%.

The winds will be cross-off shore and strong at 39kmh from the South East. The strong winds will keep the temperatures feeling cooler.

Rainbow Bay Beach faces North-Northwest and the sunset will be visible over the ocean to the West at 06:40 PM. Unfortunately very heavy cloud cover of 100% may make the sunset not viewable.

For Beach Weather for the next next 7 days, wind and wave conditions and tide and the next 14 days weather use the tabs below.

Beach Weather This Weekend in Rainbow Bay Beach

This weekend the average maximum daily temperatures will be 26° which is very warm and perfect for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 24° which is warm and pleasant for relaxing and swimming for long periods.

There will be no rainy days at all this weekend. Expect plentiful sunshine and mostly clear blue skies with an average cloud cover of 7%.

RAINBOW BAY BEACH - BEACH WEATHER FORECAST

04:44 AM 06:40 PM

02:12 AM

04:20 PM

Wed 17th December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

21°	21°	22°	24°	24°	23°	24°	21°
100%	58%	71%	65%	84%	81%	100%	77%
0.4mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°

04:44 AM 06:40 PM

02:49 AM

05:16 PM

Thu 18th December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

21°	21°	22°	23°	25°	24°	23°	21°
56%	52%	86%	87%	0%	0%	3%	14%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°

04:45 AM 06:41 PM

03:33 AM

06:11 PM

Fri 19th December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

20°	19°	20°	25°	26°	26°	24°	23°
33%	12%	0%	3%	5%	7%	0%	0%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°

04:45 AM 06:41 PM

04:21 AM

07:04 PM

Sat 20th December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

22°	21°	22°	26°	28°	27°	25°	24°
3%	2%	4%	7%	6%	5%	10%	9%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
24°	24°	24°	24°	24°	24°	24°	24°

04:46 AM 06:42 PM

05:15 AM

07:53 PM

Sun 21st December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

24°	24°	24°	28°	30°	28°	27°	26°
11%	8%	10%	9%	7%	4%	10%	8%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm
24°	24°	24°	24°	24°	24°	24°	24°

04:46 AM 06:42 PM

06:12 AM

08:36 PM

Mon 22nd December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

25°	24°	26°	29°	31°	29°	27°	24°
19%	15%	10%	9%	8%	54%	39%	26%
0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.2mm	0.1mm	0.0mm
26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°

04:47 AM 06:43 PM

07:12 AM

09:15 PM

Tue 23rd December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM

24°	23°	24°	28°	29°	26°	23°	22°
61%	58%	50%	54%	52%	52%	57%	62%
0.2mm	0.1mm	0.0mm	0.0mm	0.1mm	4.1mm	2.0mm	0.0mm
26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°	26°

04:44 AM 06:40 PM

02:12 AM

04:20 PM

Wed 17th December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
39 kmh	30 kmh	34 kmh	32 kmh	32 kmh	31 kmh	29 kmh	24 kmh

1.0m	1.0m	0.9m	1.0m	1.0m	1.0m	0.9m	0.6m

17.4s	16.6s	14.8s	10.7s	11.6s	12.0s	12.0s	7.1s

04:44 AM 06:40 PM

02:49 AM

05:16 PM

Thu 18th December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
19 kmh	18 kmh	17 kmh	15 kmh	14 kmh	17 kmh	14 kmh	14 kmh

0.4m	0.4m	0.3m	0.3m	1.1m	1.1m	1.0m	1.4m

7.3s	7.4s	7.5s	7.5s	7.6s	7.6s	7.7s	7.7s

04:45 AM 06:41 PM

03:33 AM

06:11 PM

Fri 19th December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
12 kmh	11 kmh	12 kmh	18 kmh	26 kmh	27 kmh	27 kmh	23 kmh

1.3m	1.3m	1.2m	1.3m	1.3m	1.3m	1.2m	1.1m

7.7s	7.6s	7.6s	7.6s	7.6s	7.5s	7.5s	7.5s

04:45 AM 06:41 PM

04:21 AM

07:04 PM

Sat 20th December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
25 kmh	19 kmh	18 kmh	27 kmh	36 kmh	40 kmh	35 kmh	33 kmh

0.8m	1.0m	1.2m	1.2m	1.3m	1.2m	1.0m	1.2m

7.5s	7.4s	7.3s	7.2s	7.3s	7.4s	7.4s	5.2s

04:46 AM 06:42 PM

05:15 AM

07:53 PM

Sun 21st December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
39 kmh	33 kmh	32 kmh	33 kmh	40 kmh	43 kmh	34 kmh	34 kmh

0.9m	0.9m	0.9m	0.9m	1.2m	1.0m	1.0m	0.7m

7.4s	7.6s	7.4s	7.1s	8.9s	8.9s	7.2s	6.4s

04:46 AM 06:42 PM

06:12 AM

08:36 PM

Mon 22nd December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
37 kmh	35 kmh	32 kmh	35 kmh	39 kmh	38 kmh	35 kmh	28 kmh

0.9m	1.0m	0.9m	0.9m	1.1m	1.1m	0.9m	0.8m

7.8s	8.5s	8.3s	13.6s	16.1s	9.7s	12.9s	9.4s

04:47 AM 06:43 PM

07:12 AM

09:15 PM

Tue 23rd December

12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
10 kmh	18 kmh	21 kmh	23 kmh	26 kmh	15 kmh	8 kmh	7 kmh

0.9m	0.9m	0.8m	0.7m	1.0m	0.9m	0.7m	0.9m

12.5s	15.1s	14.7s	14.6s	14.6s	14.6s	14.6s	8.9s

04:44 AM 06:40 PM

02:12 AM

04:20 PM

Wed 17th December

12:57 PM	6:29 PM

0.40	1.27

04:44 AM 06:40 PM

02:49 AM

05:16 PM

Thu 18th December

12:20 AM	7:04 AM	1:32 PM	7:04 PM

0.28	1.77	0.41	1.30

04:45 AM 06:41 PM

03:33 AM

06:11 PM

Fri 19th December

12:50 AM	7:34 AM	2:05 PM	7:35 PM

0.31	1.84	0.44	1.33

04:45 AM 06:41 PM

04:21 AM

07:04 PM

Sat 20th December

1:18 AM	8:01 AM	2:34 PM	8:04 PM

0.35	1.89	0.47	1.36

04:46 AM 06:42 PM

05:15 AM

07:53 PM

Sun 21st December

1:46 AM	8:29 AM	3:05 PM	8:34 PM

0.38	1.94	0.51	1.38

04:46 AM 06:42 PM

06:12 AM

08:36 PM

Mon 22nd December

2:15 AM	8:59 AM	3:37 PM	9:08 PM

0.40	1.97	0.53	1.38

04:47 AM 06:43 PM

07:12 AM

09:15 PM

Tue 23rd December

2:49 AM	9:33 AM	4:13 PM	9:46 PM

0.41	1.97	0.54	1.38

Wed 17th December

24°
0.4mm
23kmh SE
79%

Thu 18th December

25°
0.0mm
13kmh E
37%

Fri 19th December

26°
0.0mm
21kmh NNE
7%

Sat 20th December

28°
0.0mm
28kmh N
5%

Sun 21st December

30°
0.0mm
30kmh N
8%

Mon 22nd December

31°
0.3mm
28kmh ESE
22%

Tue 23rd December

30°
6.5mm
17kmh SE
55%

Wed 24th December

28°
0.3mm
17kmh ESE
49%

Thu 25th December

28°
0.1mm
11kmh NNE
29%

Fri 26th December

24°
3.4mm
31kmh SSE
95%

Sat 27th December

23°
0.8mm
29kmh SE
91%

Sun 28th December

24°
1.1mm
22kmh SE
84%

Mon 29th December

25°
0.1mm
22kmh SE
64%

Tue 30th December

26°
0.2mm
24kmh SE
65%

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Next 14 day Beach Weather in Rainbow Bay Beach

In the next 14 days average maximum daily temperatures will be 27° which is very warm and perfect for sunbathing. The average water temperature will be 25° which is warm and pleasant for relaxing and swimming for long periods. There will be 10 days of very light rain with an average of 1.3mm rain on those days. Average cloud cover will be 49%.

If you are sailing, windsurfing, fishing, surfing etc. in Rainbow Bay Beach don't forget to check the tide and wind and wave conditions

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Taking a Holiday at Rainbow Bay Beach, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Rainbow Bay Beach is a beautiful coastal destination located on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. It is an idyllic spot for beach goers and adventure enthusiasts alike. With its picturesque views and vibrant atmosphere, it's no wonder that visitors from all around the world flock to this stunning location.

Beach Type

Rainbow Bay Beach boasts powdery white sand that feels soft underfoot, making it perfect for long walks or just lounging in the sun. The crystal-clear water is ideal for swimming, as well as snorkeling and diving due to its rocky areas and nearby reef. These underwater attractions provide an excellent habitat for a variety of marine life, making it a popular spot for those who enjoy exploring beneath the waves.

Beach Activities

Rainbow Bay Beach offers numerous activities that cater to different interests and preferences. Some popular activities include:

Surfing: Rainbow Bay is renowned for its consistent waves, making it a popular destination for surfers of all skill levels.
Snorkeling and diving: With its rocky terrain and nearby reef, Rainbow Bay provides excellent opportunities to observe marine life up close.
Stand-up paddleboarding (SUP): If you're looking for a more relaxed way to explore the waters, SUP can be an enjoyable activity at Rainbow Bay.
Beach volleyball: Rainbow Bay's wide stretch of sand provides ample space to set up a game of beach volleyball with friends or fellow travelers.
Sunbathing: Of course, one of the main appeals of any beach holiday is the chance to soak up some sun on the pristine sands.

Accommodations

There are several accommodations options available near Rainbow Bay Beach. Some popular beachfront hotels include:

Greenmount Hotel: This 3-star hotel offers comfortable rooms with ocean views and a range of amenities such as an outdoor swimming pool, spa facilities, and an on-site restaurant.
Rainbow Bay Backpackers: A budget-friendly option, Rainbow Bay Backpackers provides dormitory-style accommodations and a communal kitchen for guests to use.

Areas to Stay In

When choosing an area to stay in near Rainbow Bay Beach, consider the following options:

Coolangatta: Located just a short walk from Rainbow Bay Beach, Coolangatta offers a variety of accommodations, restaurants, and shops. It's an excellent choice for those who want easy access to Rainbow Bay while also enjoying the conveniences of a bustling town.
Tweed Heads: Just across the border in New South Wales, Tweed Heads is another great option for those looking to stay close to Rainbow Bay Beach. It offers a range of accommodations and amenities while maintaining a peaceful atmosphere.