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Last update: 08:44 local time / This forecast is based on the GFS model
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Monday, Jan 05

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
41° NE
3 kts
max 4 kts
99%
23° C
1010 hpa
120° ESE
0.7 m
8 s
0.8 m
04h
55° NE
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
22° C
1009 hpa
120° ESE
0.7 m
8 s
03:17
0.3 m
07h
98° E
3 kts
max 5 kts
93%
25° C
1011 hpa
121° ESE
0.7 m
8 s
1.4 m
10h
71° ENE
4 kts
max 4 kts
99%
27° C
1010 hpa
120° ESE
0.7 m
8 s
10:01
2.3 m
13h
75° ENE
6 kts
max 6 kts
99%
26° C
1009 hpa
119° ESE
0.7 m
8 s
1.4 m
16h
52° NE
8 kts
max 9 kts
99%
26° C
1007 hpa
113° ESE
0.7 m
9 s
16:25
0.4 m
19h
42° NE
6 kts
max 9 kts
78%
24° C
1009 hpa
107° ESE
0.7 m
9 s
0.9 m
22h
123° ESE
2 kts
max 3 kts
99%
24° C
1011 hpa
103° ESE
0.7 m
9 s
22:19
1.6 m

Tuesday, Jan 06

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
42° NE
4 kts
max 5 kts
99%
23° C
1009 hpa
103° ESE
0.7 m
9 s
1.0 m
04h
107° ESE
2 kts
max 4 kts
50%
22° C
1009 hpa
104° ESE
0.7 m
9 s
04:00
0.4 m
07h
94° E
5 kts
max 7 kts
44%
25° C
1011 hpa
106° ESE
0.7 m
9 s
1.1 m
10h
100° E
7 kts
max 8 kts
36%
27° C
1011 hpa
108° ESE
0.8 m
9 s
10:41
2.2 m
13h
109° ESE
9 kts
max 10 kts
18%
27° C
1011 hpa
110° ESE
0.9 m
9 s
1.6 m
16h
119° ESE
10 kts
max 13 kts
5%
26° C
1010 hpa
110° ESE
0.9 m
9 s
17:05
0.4 m
19h
117° ESE
9 kts
max 14 kts
0%
24° C
1013 hpa
110° ESE
0.9 m
8 s
0.7 m
22h
117° ESE
8 kts
max 13 kts
0%
24° C
1014 hpa
104° ESE
1.0 m
7 s
23:03
1.6 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Wednesday, Jan 07

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
131° SE
8 kts
max 12 kts
10%
23° C
1013 hpa
98° E
1.1 m
6 s
1.3 m
04h
131° SE
9 kts
max 14 kts
60%
23° C
1013 hpa
99° E
1.1 m
6 s
04:44
0.4 m
07h
120° ESE
11 kts
max 15 kts
81%
25° C
1014 hpa
101° E
1.2 m
7 s
0.9 m
10h
121° ESE
11 kts
max 14 kts
37%
27° C
1015 hpa
102° ESE
1.2 m
7 s
11:20
2.0 m
13h
124° SE
11 kts
max 13 kts
0%
28° C
1014 hpa
97° E
1.3 m
7 s
1.8 m
16h
129° SE
11 kts
max 14 kts
1%
27° C
1013 hpa
96° E
1.3 m
7 s
0.7 m
19h
116° ESE
11 kts
max 18 kts
16%
0.69 mm
24° C
1015 hpa
95° E
1.4 m
7 s
17:45
0.4 m
22h
112° ESE
10 kts
max 17 kts
0%
24° C
1015 hpa
91° E
1.5 m
6 s
1.3 m

Thursday, Jan 08

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
105° ESE
11 kts
max 17 kts
1%
24° C
1014 hpa
85° E
1.5 m
6 s
23:47
1.6 m
04h
106° ESE
10 kts
max 15 kts
99%
24° C
1013 hpa
81° E
1.5 m
7 s
05:28
0.5 m
07h
106° ESE
10 kts
max 15 kts
99%
24° C
1014 hpa
80° E
1.6 m
7 s
0.7 m
10h
105° ESE
11 kts
max 14 kts
96%
26° C
1015 hpa
80° E
1.6 m
7 s
1.6 m
13h
113° ESE
10 kts
max 13 kts
44%
26° C
1014 hpa
81° E
1.6 m
7 s
11:59
1.9 m
16h
113° ESE
11 kts
max 15 kts
30%
26° C
1013 hpa
81° E
1.7 m
7 s
0.9 m
19h
111° ESE
10 kts
max 17 kts
48%
24° C
1014 hpa
82° E
1.7 m
7 s
18:26
0.5 m
22h
100° E
10 kts
max 16 kts
98%
24° C
1014 hpa
83° E
1.8 m
7 s
1.1 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Friday, Jan 09

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
100° E
10 kts
max 16 kts
99%
23° C
1013 hpa
82° E
1.8 m
7 s
00:34
1.6 m
04h
97° E
10 kts
max 15 kts
99%
24° C
1012 hpa
82° E
1.8 m
8 s
1.0 m
07h
89° E
9 kts
max 15 kts
99%
24° C
1013 hpa
82° E
1.8 m
8 s
06:16
0.6 m
10h
91° E
9 kts
max 13 kts
74%
26° C
1013 hpa
83° E
1.8 m
8 s
1.3 m
13h
100° E
10 kts
max 13 kts
17%
27° C
1012 hpa
84° E
1.8 m
8 s
12:38
1.8 m
16h
93° E
9 kts
max 12 kts
19%
26° C
1010 hpa
84° E
1.7 m
8 s
1.1 m
19h
90° E
8 kts
max 14 kts
1%
24° C
1011 hpa
85° E
1.7 m
8 s
19:08
0.5 m
22h
83° E
9 kts
max 15 kts
21%
24° C
1013 hpa
85° E
1.7 m
8 s
0.9 m

Saturday, Jan 10

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
73° ENE
8 kts
max 13 kts
93%
23° C
1011 hpa
85° E
1.7 m
8 s
01:24
1.5 m
04h
81° E
8 kts
max 14 kts
99%
24° C
1011 hpa
85° E
1.7 m
8 s
1.2 m
07h
92° E
8 kts
max 13 kts
99%
25° C
1012 hpa
85° E
1.7 m
8 s
07:11
0.8 m
10h
83° E
10 kts
max 11 kts
39%
27° C
1012 hpa
85° E
1.7 m
8 s
1.1 m
13h
86° E
9 kts
max 11 kts
43%
28° C
1010 hpa
84° E
1.7 m
8 s
13:18
1.6 m
16h
77° ENE
9 kts
max 11 kts
94%
26° C
1009 hpa
83° E
1.7 m
8 s
1.2 m
19h
81° E
6 kts
max 11 kts
93%
25° C
1010 hpa
83° E
1.7 m
8 s
19:55
0.5 m
22h
112° ESE
5 kts
max 9 kts
80%
24° C
1011 hpa
83° E
1.7 m
8 s
0.7 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Sunday, Jan 11

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
84° E
6 kts
max 11 kts
98%
24° C
1009 hpa
83° E
1.7 m
9 s
02:20
1.5 m
04h
66° ENE
7 kts
max 11 kts
94%
0.55 mm
24° C
1008 hpa
84° E
1.6 m
9 s
1.4 m
07h
70° ENE
8 kts
max 14 kts
79%
1.03 mm
26° C
1010 hpa
84° E
1.6 m
9 s
08:24
0.8 m
10h
71° ENE
9 kts
max 13 kts
81%
0.98 mm
27° C
1010 hpa
84° E
1.6 m
9 s
0.9 m
13h
75° ENE
9 kts
max 12 kts
65%
1.27 mm
28° C
1009 hpa
84° E
1.6 m
9 s
14:03
1.5 m
16h
77° ENE
10 kts
max 13 kts
63%
1.87 mm
27° C
1008 hpa
84° E
1.6 m
9 s
1.3 m
19h
88° E
10 kts
max 17 kts
75%
1.01 mm
25° C
1010 hpa
84° E
1.6 m
9 s
0.7 m
22h
100° E
11 kts
max 20 kts
25%
2.42 mm
25° C
1011 hpa
84° E
1.6 m
9 s
20:50
0.5 m

Monday, Jan 12

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
107° ESE
12 kts
max 19 kts
87%
1.16 mm
25° C
1010 hpa
85° E
1.7 m
8 s
1.2 m
04h
107° ESE
12 kts
max 19 kts
99%
24° C
1010 hpa
87° E
1.8 m
8 s
03:27
1.5 m
07h
109° ESE
12 kts
max 18 kts
83%
26° C
1011 hpa
88° E
1.9 m
8 s
1.2 m
10h
106° ESE
13 kts
max 17 kts
98%
27° C
1011 hpa
87° E
1.9 m
8 s
09:57
0.9 m
13h
110° ESE
13 kts
max 15 kts
99%
27° C
1009 hpa
87° E
2.0 m
8 s
1.2 m
16h
121° ESE
11 kts
max 15 kts
99%
26° C
1009 hpa
86° E
2.0 m
8 s
14:56
1.4 m
19h
114° ESE
11 kts
max 17 kts
99%
25° C
1010 hpa
86° E
2.0 m
8 s
0.9 m
22h
108° ESE
12 kts
max 17 kts
99%
25° C
1010 hpa
84° E
2.0 m
8 s
21:49
0.6 m
Local date
Local time
Wind direction
Wind speed (kts)
Wind gusts (max kts)
Cloud cover
Precipitation type
Precipitation (mm / 3h)
Air temperature (°C)
Air pressure (hPa)
Wave direction
Wave height (m)
Wave period (s)
Tide type
Time
Tide height (m)

Tuesday, Jan 13

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
105° ESE
10 kts
max 16 kts
99%
24° C
1008 hpa
83° E
2.0 m
8 s
1.0 m
04h
109° ESE
9 kts
max 15 kts
99%
24° C
1007 hpa
82° E
2.1 m
8 s
04:40
1.6 m
07h
117° ESE
10 kts
max 14 kts
67%
25° C
1008 hpa
83° E
2.1 m
8 s
1.4 m
10h
109° ESE
10 kts
max 13 kts
88%
27° C
1008 hpa
81° E
2.2 m
8 s
11:15
0.9 m
13h
120° ESE
10 kts
max 12 kts
40%
28° C
1006 hpa
79° E
2.2 m
9 s
1.0 m
16h
126° SE
12 kts
max 14 kts
59%
27° C
1005 hpa
78° ENE
2.2 m
9 s
16:02
1.3 m
19h
129° SE
10 kts
max 17 kts
47%
25° C
1006 hpa
77° ENE
2.3 m
9 s
1.0 m
22h
117° ESE
10 kts
max 17 kts
39%
24° C
1007 hpa
78° ENE
2.3 m
9 s
22:47
0.5 m

Wednesday, Jan 14

Wind
Weather
Waves
Tides
01h
114° ESE
10 kts
max 16 kts
6%
24° C
1004 hpa
77° ENE
2.3 m
9 s
0.8 m
04h
111° ESE
10 kts
max 16 kts
8%
24° C
1004 hpa
80° E
2.3 m
9 s
1.6 m
07h
107° ESE
11 kts
max 15 kts
0%
25° C
1005 hpa
80° E
2.4 m
9 s
05:44
1.7 m
10h
114° ESE
11 kts
max 13 kts
8%
27° C
1005 hpa
83° E
2.5 m
9 s
1.0 m
13h
121° ESE
11 kts
max 13 kts
0%
28° C
1004 hpa
87° E
2.5 m
9 s
12:13
0.8 m
16h
120° ESE
12 kts
max 14 kts
7%
27° C
1002 hpa
90° E
2.6 m
9 s
17:21
1.3 m
19h
129° SE
11 kts
max 18 kts
10%
25° C
1004 hpa
91° E
2.5 m
9 s
1.2 m
22h
120° ESE
10 kts
max 18 kts
15%
25° C
1004 hpa
93° E
2.5 m
9 s
0.6 m

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This is the wind, wave and weather forecast for Rainbow Beach in Queensland, Australia. Windfinder specializes in wind, waves, tides and weather reports & forecasts for wind related sports like kitesurfing, windsurfing, surfing, sailing, fishing or paragliding.

Forecast

This forecast is based on the GFS model. Forecasts are available worldwide. The horizontal resolution is about 13 km. Forecasts are computed 4 times a day, at about 3:00 PM, 9:00 PM, 3:00 AM and 9:00 AM Australian Eastern Standard Time. Predictions are available in time steps of 3 hours for up to 10 days into the future. The arrows point in the direction in which the wind is blowing.

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