Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 28 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 6AM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

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 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1009
1009
1009
798
771
717
651
595
532
532
525
441
519
506
419
414
362
294
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
N
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:31PM2.13m
1:20PM1.69m
00:08AM2.12m
1:48PM1.74m
Low Tide
5:44PM0.97m
6:42AM-0.21m
6:23PM0.90m
7:12AM-0.21m
7:02PM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:38
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
14
13
14
15
16
17
15
13
13
13
14
15
17
17
16
14
Feels °C
16
15
14
13
14
13
13
14
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
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