Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
14.4°C
0.1° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 3PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (30 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (30 Aug)8ft (2.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
2.5
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
532
627
627
648
612
386
339
334
334
330
330
325
325
261
226
222
241
241
208
196
166
162
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
N
5
E
5
ENE
0
NE
0
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
1:49PM2.08m
2:03AM1.87m
2:18PM2.14m
2:55AM1.75m
2:51PM2.18m
Low Tide
7:34AM0.16m
8:05PM0.28m
8:05AM0.33m
8:50PM0.19m
8:38AM0.52m
9:42PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:51
 mm
Temp °C
13
16
19
19
15
13
13
12
13
15
15
15
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
13
15
16
13
12
12
11
13
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
15
14
14
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