Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.5° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 2AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (14 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
1.3
NW
7
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
247
198
248
245
245
242
229
174
146
193
283
280
280
276
270
504
464
302
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
ESE
0
NNE
0
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:49AM2.29m
1:52PM2.06m
1:38AM2.13m
2:27PM2.11m
Low Tide
6:55PM0.48m
7:29AM-0.27m
7:45PM0.38m
8:06AM-0.07m
8:34PM0.32m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:19
8:17
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
14
15
17
17
15
14
Feels °C
13
14
15
15
14
16
15
14
14
14
14
12
14
13
14
14
13
13
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