Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
11.8°C
0.8° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 3AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NW
10
2.1
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
NW
10
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1.2
NW
11
1.5
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.9
NW
11
2.1
NW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1104
886
717
690
626
530
520
650
204
168
131
170
170
332
451
560
813
1293
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:43PM1.78m
10:44AM2.17m
11:32PM1.83m
11:13AM2.30m
Low Tide
4:34AM0.43m
5:21PM0.03m
5:10AM0.53m
6:01PM-0.18m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
11
10
9
9
14
13
13
11
10
10
9
10
12
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
8
6
6
5
5
11
9
9
9
8
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6
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9
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10
8
7
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