Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
14.5°C
2.4° 

Rainbow Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 20ft (6.0m), 16s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 12AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 3.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)15ft (4.5m)14s
Afternoon (15 Nov)20ft (6.0m)16s
Evening (15 Nov)20ft (6.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat night, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Sun afternoon).

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
4
7
9
8
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9
8
9
9
8
7
6
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WNW
15
3
WNW
14
3.5
W
14
4.5
W
13
4.5
W
13
5
W
14
5.5
W
15
6
W
16
6
W
16
6
W
16
5.5
W
16
5.5
W
16
5.5
WNW
16
5.5
WNW
16
5
WNW
16
5
WNW
15
4.5
WNW
15
4.5
WNW
14
4
WNW
14
2.5
NW
14
2.5
NW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5614
4110
4806
6518
6817
8603
14525
19266
18885
18390
16264
15686
14823
14557
13490
11184
8699
7462
6444
2782
2323
Wind (km/h)
50
S
50
S
35
SSW
20
SW
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
WSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
5
W
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:25AM1.58m
2:26PM1.76m
5:17AM1.61m
3:28PM1.64m
6:03AM1.68m
Low Tide
9:10PM0.10m
9:05AM1.23m
9:59PM0.18m
10:21AM1.19m
10:50PM0.26m
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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4:55
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4:54
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 mm
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4
11
7
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1
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1
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Temp °C
15
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
9
11
12
11
10
9
8
8
7
Feels °C
5
4
7
10
10
12
11
10
10
8
8
8
6
10
10
9
8
6
5
5
3
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