Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
14.5°C
2.3° 

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 (12 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 10PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 3.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)--
Afternoon (12 Nov)13ft (4.0m)14s
Evening (12 Nov)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 102mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the S by Sun morning).

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
W
15
4
W
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
14
3
W
14
2.5
W
14
5
SW
10
4
W
15
4.5
W
14
7
W
19
8.5
W
19
8.5
W
19
8
W
18
7.5
W
18
7
W
17
6.5
W
17
6
W
16
5.5
W
16
4
WNW
15
3.5
WNW
14
3
WNW
14
3.5
W
13
3.5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6073
6522
4250
4016
3649
3066
4596
7482
7778
34712
51205
53266
45452
34553
28315
23297
16854
13423
6542
4431
3705
3829
4519
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
S
40
S
45
S
45
SSE
50
S
40
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
35
S
40
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
25
S
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:17PM2.10m
2:39AM1.64m
12:55PM2.00m
3:30AM1.60m
1:36PM1.89m
4:25AM1.58m
Low Tide
7:41PM-0.08m
7:17AM1.18m
8:23PM0.01m
8:05AM1.21m
9:10PM0.10m
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 mm
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1
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4
26
6
3
3
7
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13
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
16
15
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
13
12
9
6
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
9
9
8
6
7
6
5
5
7
9
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