Rainbow Beach, Australia
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About Rainbow Beach
Rainbow Beach is a town in Queensland, Australia. From Rainbow Beach you can reach 5 surf spots, 1 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Rainbow Beach, a surf spot 0.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 27 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is HVB, 68 km away.
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Staying in Rainbow Beach
- 27 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: HVB, 68 km, MCY, 77 km, Brisbane International Airport (BNE), 165 km
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Rainbow Beach. Spots further out are listed below.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Rainbow Beach each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Rainbow Beach too.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teewah10.5 kmabout 20 min by car | 5 ft165 kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots, poor | 5 ft126 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, poor | 5 ft169 kJwind from the east-south-east, 9 knots, poor | 5 ft168 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, poor | 5 ft153 kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots, poor | 4 ft121 kJwind from the north-north-east, 14 knots, poor | 4 ft106 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, fair |
All readings for Teewah: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Rainbow Beach0.2 kmabout 5 min by car | 5 ft153 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, poor | 5 ft131 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, poor | 5 ft163 kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, poor | 5 ft166 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, fair | 5 ft154 kJwind from the north-east, 8 knots, poor | 5 ft124 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, poor | 4 ft111 kJwind from the north-north-east, 5 knots, fair |
All readings for Rainbow Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Double Island Point10.2 kmabout 20 min by carNeeds 5 ft+ | 5 ft170 kJwind from the east-south-east, 14 knots, too small for experts | 6 ft230 kJwind from the east, 12 knots, too small for experts | 5 ft188 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, too small for experts | 5 ft166 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, too small for experts | 5 ft154 kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots, too small for experts | 5 ft124 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots, too small for experts | 4 ft106 kJwind from the north, 8 knots, too small for experts |
All readings for Double Island Point: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Inskip Point9.9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Inskip, 3 kmNeeds 5 ft+ | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Rainbow Beach, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).
Further out
This spot is more than 20 km from Rainbow Beach. It is the nearest town with beds, so it stays here.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Canyon22.9 kmabout 40 min by car | 5 ft165 kJwind from the east-south-east, 11 knots, poor | 5 ft151 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, poor | 5 ft201 kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, poor | 5 ft177 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, fair | 5 ft163 kJwind from the north-east, 7 knots, poor | 4 ft129 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots, fair | 4 ft105 kJwind from the north-north-east, 7 knots, good |
All readings for Red Canyon: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Places to eat near Rainbow Beach
- Rainbow Beach PizzaPizza · 0.4 km from the centre
- Ocean Breeze SeafoodsSeafood · 0.5 km from the centre
- Rainbow Fresher Fruit & Vegies0.2 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits