Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.7°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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 10AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (29 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (29 Sep)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.9
NW
13
2.2
NW
13
2.4
NW
13
2.3
NW
13
2.1
NW
12
2.2
NW
12
2
NW
12
1.9
NW
12
2.3
NW
12
3
NW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.8
NW
11
2.1
NW
11
2.5
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
1.7
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
934
710
659
659
1164
1607
1892
1651
1359
1392
1129
1047
1499
2043
509
527
450
389
716
703
996
572
516
237
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
15
NNE
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
2:03AM1.85m
1:34PM2.31m
2:57AM1.75m
2:13PM2.30m
4:00AM1.64m
2:58PM2.23m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.63m
8:31PM-0.17m
8:11AM0.79m
9:23PM-0.16m
8:56AM0.94m
10:23PM-0.11m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
14
17
19
18
16
16
15
15
15
19
22
21
18
17
16
16
16
21
23
23
20
18
Feels °C
12
10
11
13
15
14
13
14
13
13
13
16
17
15
14
14
14
14
14
18
18
17
16
15
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