Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
15.1° C
1.8° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 1PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)4ft (1.2m)17s
Afternoon (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (29 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
14
1.4
NW
9
1.9
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.3
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1009
798
771
717
651
595
532
532
525
441
519
506
419
414
362
294
217
217
272
214
314
224
223
256
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:31PM2.13m
1:20PM1.69m
00:08AM2.12m
1:48PM1.74m
00:46AM2.08m
2:15PM1.81m
Low Tide
6:42AM-0.21m
6:23PM0.90m
7:12AM-0.21m
7:02PM0.82m
7:42AM-0.17m
7:43PM0.74m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:38
8:37
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
16
17
15
13
13
12
14
16
17
18
17
14
13
14
15
15
17
18
17
15
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
13
14
12
12
12
11
13
14
13
14
15
12
12
13
14
13
14
15
15
14
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