Rainbow Beach, Queensland, Australia — Rainbow Beach, the nearest town. Photo: Cassarazzi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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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Where it is

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 intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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

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Wed 21

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Fri 23

Sat 24

Teewah10.5 kmabout 20 min by car

5 ft165 kJ

5 ft173 kJ

5 ft176 kJ

5 ft169 kJ

5 ft158 kJ

5 ft123 kJ

4 ft106 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Teewah, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	14, poor	5 ft6 s	165kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	14, poor	5 ft6 s	173kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	28, poor	5 ft6 s	176kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	28, poor	5 ft6 s	169kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	24, poor	5 ft6 s	158kJ	wind from the north-east, 14 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	31, poor	5 ft6 s	123kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	4 ft6 s	106kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	23°C

Rainbow Beach0.2 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft153 kJ

5 ft173 kJ

5 ft188 kJ

5 ft166 kJ

5 ft154 kJ

5 ft122 kJ

4 ft111 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rainbow Beach, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	23, poor	5 ft6 smushy	153kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	23°C
Mon 19Oct	27, poor	5 ft6 smushy	173kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	33, poor	5 ft6 smushy	188kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 6 knots	24°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	5 ft6 smushy	166kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	37, fair	5 ft6 smushy	154kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	37, fair	5 ft6 smushy	122kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 7 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	39, fair	4 ft6 smushy	111kJ	wind from the north, 7 knots	23°C

Double Island Point10.2 kmabout 20 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

5 ft170 kJ

6 ft230 kJ

5 ft172 kJ

5 ft166 kJ

5 ft154 kJ

5 ft122 kJ

4 ft106 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Double Island Point, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	16, too small	5 ft6 s	170kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 14 knots	21°C
Mon 19Oct	24, too small	6 ft6 s	230kJ	wind from the east, 9 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	24, too small	5 ft6 s	172kJ	wind from the east, 8 knots	22°C
Wed 21Oct	17, too small	5 ft6 s	166kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	21°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	5 ft6 s	154kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	5 ft6 s	122kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	4 ft6 s	106kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	23°C

Inskip Point9.9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Inskip, 3 kmNeeds 5 ft+

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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.

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Sat 24

Red Canyon22.9 kmabout 40 min by car

5 ft165 kJ

6 ft193 kJ

5 ft201 kJ

5 ft177 kJ

5 ft163 kJ

4 ft129 kJ

4 ft105 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Red Canyon, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	24, poor	5 ft6 shollow	165kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 11 knots	22°C
Mon 19Oct	20, poor	6 ft6 shollow	193kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	20°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	5 ft6 shollow	201kJ	wind from the south-east, 5 knots	23°C
Wed 21Oct	37, fair	5 ft6 shollow	177kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	22°C
Thu 22Oct	35, poor	5 ft6 shollow	163kJ	wind from the north-east, 7 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	38, fair	4 ft6 shollow	129kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	24°C
Sat 24Oct	45, fair	4 ft6 shollow	105kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots	23°C

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

Rainbow Beach, Australia