Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Issued: 4 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is

13.8°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 9AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	13s
Evening (08 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, strong winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).
	Thursday 8								Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	NW 14	NW 13	NW 13	WNW 13	NW 8	NW 8	WNW 13	NNW 8	WNW 12	NW 12	NW 6	NW 6	NW 7	NNW 7	NW 8	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1193	1193	2080	1783	1952	640	717	634	504	539	451	1550	522	600	662	531	711	808	688	573	816	891	711	736
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNE	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				10:49AM2.07m					11:02PM1.95m				11:21AM2.17m				11:52PM1.93m				11:51AM2.23m
Low Tide		4:30AM0.09m					5:02PM0.25m				5:09AM0.20m				5:46PM0.07m				5:45AM0.35m				6:26PM-0.06m


	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:44	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	17	19	19	18	15	15	16	15	15	18	18	16	13	12	11	10	9	14	15	14	11	10
Feels °C	15	16	15	17	16	17	14	13	13	11	11	13	11	9	6	6	5	5	4	8	7	5	4	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	NW 14	NW 13	SSW 17	WNW 13	WNW 13	NW 8	WNW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	WNW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	WNW 10	WNW 24
kJ	1193	1193	2080	1783	498	640	630	634	504	473	451	447	436	425	403	215	283	279	279	275	220	217	97	574
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 7	NW 7	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	WNW 13	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 21	SSW 21	SSW 21	SSW 21	SSW 15	WNW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	W 18	WNW 18	SSW 14	SW 14
kJ	163	242	541	528	56	469	458	512	452	539	447	117	305	305	180	287	125	94	113	111	230	246	138	167
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 12	SSW 12	S 26	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 16	SW 12	SSW 24	W 21	WNW 21	WNW 21	WNW 20	WNW 20	W 19	W 19	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	WNW 17
kJ	399	541	56	56	13	56	56	452	37	54	33	86	84	136	128	190	186	216	216	214	248	207	209	235
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NW 13	NW 8	NW 8	—	NW 8	NNW 8	NNW 7	NW 12	NW 6	NW 6	NW 7	NNW 7	NW 8	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	1952	609	717	—	465	491	431	1550	522	600	662	531	711	808	688	573	816	891	711	736
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte 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	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Shark Pit CAL - Marin County	Campus Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Lovers Point CAL - Monterey	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Bandon Beaches Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Cape Sebastian Oregon South
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	2	3	3	4	2	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	20	20	20	34	34	20	20	20	34	20	20	441	938	639	298	411	114	29	29	298	500	411	298	29
Best forecast wave conditions in South Oregon	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian					Cape Sebastian									Bandon Beaches	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian					Cape Sebastian
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4					4									3	4	4					4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Westport-The Corner Washington	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Willow Creek CAL - Monterey	Waiaha Rivermouth / Honls HAW - Big Island	Waimea Bay/Pinballs HAW - Oahu	Sand spit CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Magics HAW - Big Island	La Push Washington	Pakalas HAW - Kaua'i	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Benkunqut Indonesia	Outside Corner Indonesia	Keramas Indonesia	Boneyards South Africa	Outside Corner Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Hullets Reef South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Pascuales Mexico	Steep Point Australia	Asu Indonesia	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Bullies Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	9	5	9

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