Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today (09 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 20s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 11AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jun)	7ft (2.2m)	10s
Afternoon (09 Jun)	7.5ft (2.3m)	9s
Evening (09 Jun)	3.5ft (1.1m)	20s

Table - waves today at Rainbow Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, strong winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).
	Tuesday 9								Wednesday 10								Thursday 11
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	0	0	0	1	2	3	1	3	2	2	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	W 10	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	W 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	NW 6	NW 7	NW 7	NNW 7	SSW 17	W 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	NW 7	NW 8	NW 7	NNW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	792	904	872	882	882	813	969	959	959	441	471	603	414	670	603	361	647	192	432	427	736	1131	929	568
Wind (km/h)	SSE	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	NNE	N	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:52AM1.34m				7:31PM1.94m					8:17AM1.34m				8:12PM2.09m				9:34AM1.41m				8:55PM2.24m
Low Tide	1:23AM0.59m				12:49PM0.41m					2:24AM0.32m			1:41PM0.57m					3:19AM0.03m				2:35PM0.71m


	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:52	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	14	14	14	13	11	11	10	12	16	17	18	17	15	14	13	15	20	21	21	19	17
Feels °C	12	12	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	9	10	9	10	10	10	10	9	11	14	13	13	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	W 10	WNW 9	SSW 21	S 20	SSW 20	WNW 10	WNW 10	W 10	WNW 10	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 18	W 10	WNW 9	W 10	W 10	W 9	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16
kJ	792	904	872	882	566	775	969	741	600	441	471	768	768	759	632	226	220	192	184	180	427	427	421	421
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SSW 21	SSW 21	SSW 21	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 19	SSW 19	S 19	S 18	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	S 18	SSW 17	S 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	WNW 13	WNW 13	W 10
kJ	208	808	656	605	173	125	121	959	959	752	675	84	67	67	44	632	647	562	432	427	171	17	35	74
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 22	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	WNW 16	S 12	—	WNW 14	SW 13	WNW 15	NW 7	WNW 15	—	—	—	—	WNW 13
kJ	480	206	206	206	21	125	121	118	116	116	84	25	3	—	41	44	42	75	21	—	—	—	—	35
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	WNW 9	WNW 9	WNW 9	NNW 8	—	NNW 7	—	WNW 10	NW 6	NW 7	NW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 6	NNW 7	NNW 7	NW 7	NW 8	NW 7	NNW 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	882	813	804	187	—	46	—	603	414	670	603	361	229	132	211	274	736	1131	929	568
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	The Rivermouth CAL - Santa Cruz	Beer Can Beach CAL - Santa Cruz	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	The Rivermouth CAL - Santa Cruz	Fort Point CAL - Marin County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Russian Rivermouth CAL - Sonoma	Lovers Point CAL - Monterey	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	2	4	4	2
Distance (km)	32	20	29	29	601	602	499	29	20	20	29	484	499	601	499	34	20	20	20	415	639	230	230	34
Best forecast wave conditions in South Oregon		Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian				Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian						Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian
Rating (10 max)		4	4	4				4	4	4	4						4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	The Wedge CAL - Orange County	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Pleasure Point-Second Peak CAL - Santa Cruz	Church CAL - Orange County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Steamer Lane-The Point CAL - Santa Cruz	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Lighthouse CAL - San Luis Obispo	Sand spit CAL - San Luis Obispo	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	6	5	5	5	4	5	6	7	8	9	8	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	7

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