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Rainbow Rocks surfForecast / Oregon South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 PST
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Rainbow Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
11.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 2PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jan)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
0.8
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
1
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
2.1
NW
1
WNW
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)16161515141413131313121212121216161615141471317
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1210116510351007980799806782673737604488472396333346452406456631529425372377
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
E
5
SW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassglassoffcross-
off		offglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
off		offglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:57AM
2.23
1:35AM
1.93
12:38PM
2.14
2:05AM
2.00
1:23PM
2.00
2:36AM
2.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:15AM
0.97
6:58PM
-0.16
6:59AM
0.89
7:29PM
-0.07
7:46AM
0.79
8:01PM
0.08
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise-7:39-------7:39-------7:39------
Sunset---5:15-------5:16-------5:17----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101113121212121112131312111110109111313111098
Feels °C (?)8911101110981011109998768986543
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