Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.2° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 10PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)--
Afternoon (15 Sep)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (15 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NW
7
3
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
498
891
612
342
284
262
285
300
354
481
589
494
470
413
371
349
319
299
306
313
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:39PM2.08m
4:05AM1.56m
3:14PM1.99m
5:13AM1.45m
3:55PM1.88m
Low Tide
9:38PM0.13m
9:11AM0.92m
10:30PM0.22m
9:52AM1.08m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:24
7:22
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
16
14
13
13
13
16
18
19
18
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
13
14
12
12
11
12
12
14
15
18
18
15
13
13
13
14
16
16
16
15
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