Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.4° 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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 9AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (01 Aug)6ft (1.9m)5s
Evening (01 Aug)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
1.1
NW
8
1.7
NW
5
2.3
NW
6
2.5
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
3
NW
7
3.5
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
3.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
138
136
151
151
398
603
458
335
308
292
422
993
1342
1272
1019
844
771
716
716
1097
1756
1653
956
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
N
10
N
25
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
30
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
30
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
15
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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
High Tide
1:25AM2.01m
2:42PM1.88m
2:08AM1.89m
3:11PM1.95m
2:56AM1.75m
3:42PM2.02m
Low Tide
8:11AM-0.08m
8:27PM0.65m
8:41AM0.06m
9:14PM0.56m
9:12AM0.24m
10:07PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:35
8:34
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
16
19
19
18
18
16
14
13
15
20
22
22
20
16
15
14
16
22
25
25
22
19
Feels °C
14
14
15
15
14
12
13
12
10
9
11
14
13
13
13
11
11
10
13
17
19
18
17
16
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