Check the Beach

Rainbow Beach

Bahamas, Bahamas

No photo of Rainbow Beach yet.The forecast, tide and cam below are live.

Today at a glance

Best: 2 pm to 5 pm, sunset 6:31 pm
8 am
8.0
21 km/h13 mph wind, Great
9 am
9.1
4 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
10 am
8.8
10 km/h6 mph wind, Excellent
11 am
7.7
25 km/h15 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.2
22 km/h13 mph wind, Great
1 pm
7.7
24 km/h15 mph wind, Great
2 pm
8.5
20 km/h12 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
8.3
19 km/h12 mph wind, Great
4 pm
8.4
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
5 pm
6.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good
6 pm
6.1
14 km/h9 mph wind, Good

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 2 pm to 5 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
27°C81°F
Water
29°C84°F
Wind
64 km/hmph ESE
Gusts
96 km/hmph
Waves
1.2 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
rising
Rain
7%
Sunset
6:31 pm
Today
8.0Great8 am2113
9.1Excellent9 am42
8.8Excellent10 am106
7.7Great11 am2515
8.2Great12 pm2213
7.7Great1 pm2415
8.5Excellent2 pm2012
8.3Great3 pm1912
8.4Great4 pm1610
6.1Good5 pm149
6.1Good6 pm149
Sat
4.7Fair8 am2415
4.8Fair9 am2314
6.0Good10 am149
4.9Fair11 am11
5.1Fair12 pm74
4.3Fair1 pm2515
5.1Fair2 pm2515
5.9Good3 pm1610
5.0Fair4 pm1610
5.2Fair5 pm128
4.8Fair6 pm1912
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 5 am, 0.8 m. Low at 12 pm, <0.1 m. High at 6 pm, 0.7 m. Low at 12 am, -<0.1 mHigh 5 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 12 pm, <0.1 m<1 ftHigh 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ftLow 12 am, -<0.1 m<1 ftNow9 am3 pm9 pm3 am
  • High 5 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 12 pm, <0.1 m<1 ft
  • High 6 pm, 0.7 m2 ft
  • Low 12 am, -<0.1 m<1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 70 m220 ft. Fee not listed

Getting there

Nearest town
280 m920 ftRainbow Bay (village)
Nearest airport
11 km7 miGovernors Harbour Airport (GHB)

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Rainbow Beach.

Partner links

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sat6.0 GoodBest 10 am to 11 amWind up to 25 km/h15 mph, rain 62%
  • Sun6.6 GoodBest 8 am to 10 amWind up to 48 km/h30 mph, rain 60%
  • Mon6.1 GoodBest 11 am to 3 pmWind up to 36 km/h23 mph, rain 50%
  • Tue4.8 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 29 km/h18 mph, rain 45%
  • Wed7.3 GreatBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 22 km/h14 mph, rain 39%