Rainbow Beach
Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, New South Wales, Australia
- No lifeguards listed
No photo of Rainbow Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.
Today at a glance
Calmest: 5 pm to sunset, sunset 7:05 pm2.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
2.2
17 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
2.6
19 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
2.9
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
2.8
15 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
2.4
22 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
2.5
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
2.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
2.3
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
2.5
21 km/h13 mph wind, Poor
2.4
24 km/h15 mph wind, Poor
2.6
23 km/h14 mph wind, Poor
3.4
20 km/h12 mph wind, Poor
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Where to stay near the beach
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Forecast, hour by hour
Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 20°C68°F
- Water
- 21°C70°F
- Wind
- 2113 km/hmph NE
- Gusts
- 5031 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.9 m6 ft
- UV
- 3 moderate
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 100%
- Sunset
- 7:05 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- High 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
- Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft
- High 7 am, 0.8 m2 ft
- Low 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Sun6.8 GoodBest 6 am to 10 amWind up to 36 km/h22 mph, rain 82%
- Mon6.9 GoodBest 8 am to 11 amWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 84%
- Tue4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 58%
- Wed5.6 GoodBest 5 pm to 8 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 42%
- Thu8.8 ExcellentBest 9 am to 6 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 12%
Beach info
Facilities and the beaches next door.
Facilities
- LifeguardNone listed
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 430 m0.3 miOcean Dr opp Surfside Resort
- Nearest town
- 2.4 km1.5 miLake Cathie (village)
- Nearest airport
- 15 km9 miPort Macquarie Airport (PQQ)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- Bartletts Beach1.8 km1.1 mi south away2.3 Poor
- North Beach3.7 km2.3 mi south away2.3 Poor
- Grants Beach3.7 km2.3 mi south away2.3 Poor
- Lighthouse Beach4.9 km3.0 mi north-east away2.3 Poor
- Pilot Beach8.1 km5.0 mi south away2.7 Poor