Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
10.8°C
2.0° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 12PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (15 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
13
1.6
NW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
0.8
SSW
19
1.7
WNW
11
2.1
NW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
620
754
680
669
626
545
405
371
439
445
358
348
279
275
246
265
298
494
494
480
726
1087
540
730
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NE
10
ENE
5
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
N
5
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
15
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
20
N
10
N
Wind State
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:52AM1.59m
2:26PM1.97m
4:53AM1.51m
3:08PM1.86m
6:06AM1.47m
4:02PM1.74m
Low Tide
8:39AM1.09m
9:52PM0.11m
9:24AM1.18m
10:47PM0.20m
10:25AM1.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
17
22
23
24
21
19
18
17
17
19
20
18
15
14
13
13
14
17
18
16
14
13
Feels °C
15
14
14
20
19
21
18
17
16
14
14
16
17
15
13
13
12
12
12
14
13
11
11
11
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