Rainbow Beach Weather Forecast

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    Shower or two. Possible storm

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    Possible storm

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    Partly cloudy

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    Cloud clearing

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    Sunny

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    Sunny

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    Sunny

Today 4 Jan Mid North Coast

Partly cloudy. High chance of showers, most likely in the afternoon and evening. A thunderstorm likely, possibly severe with damaging winds, large hail and heavy rain which may lead to flash flooding in the afternoon and evening. Winds northwest to northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening. Daytime maximum temperatures 26 to 32.

Macquarie Coastal Waters

Smoky Cape to Seal Rocks
Wind
Northerly 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 30 knots inshore in the late afternoon.
Seas
1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1.5 to 2 metres during the afternoon.
1st Swell
Southeasterly around 1 metre.
Weather
Partly cloudy. 60% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Weather Situation
A high in the Tasman Sea maintains a ridge over coastal waters, generating fresh northeasterly winds. A trough will brush along the coast later Sunday and Monday, bringing a southerly change to the southern and central waters. Then, winds will turn northerly again as another high pressure system enters the Tasman Sea midweek.
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January Temperature

Taree Airport (45km)

  • Lowest 3 January, 2026

    15.9 °C

  • Average January

    20.6 °C

  • Highest 1 January, 2026

    27.7 °C

Climate (2021–Present)

Taree Airport (45km)

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  • Average Low 2021–2026

    13 °C

  • Average 2021–2026

    18 °C

  • Average High 2021–2026

    24.1 °C
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