Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.3° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 9PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)--
Afternoon (30 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (30 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.3
WNW
20
1.5
WNW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
649
657
657
649
608
449
443
437
515
437
431
425
425
425
425
742
742
742
1366
1748
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State
on
cross
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:41PM2.27m
5:08AM1.69m
3:44PM2.11m
6:17AM1.70m
4:58PM1.94m
Low Tide
10:09PM-0.27m
9:57AM1.10m
11:13PM-0.15m
11:22AM1.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
12
12
10
9
8
8
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
10
9
11
12
12
10
10
Feels °C
10
10
8
7
5
6
7
7
7
6
7
7
7
8
7
9
8
8
7
8
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