Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.1° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 12PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (24 Sep)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
4
3
2
1
0
1
2
0
2
3
5
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
11
1.9
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.6
NW
11
1.4
NW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
2.5
W
10
3.5
W
11
3.5
WNW
11
2.5
W
11
3
WNW
10
2.5
NW
9
2.4
NW
9
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
2.4
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
894
821
690
582
561
441
377
304
234
1277
2726
2873
1412
1454
1112
918
523
433
371
250
328
612
653
362
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:14AM1.85m
10:59PM1.94m
11:38AM1.97m
11:42PM1.96m
12:03PM2.09m
Low Tide
4:51AM0.11m
5:06PM0.53m
5:23AM0.13m
5:44PM0.34m
5:53AM0.20m
6:22PM0.15m
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clear
clear
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16
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Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
16
13
13
15
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
13
12
11
17
18
18
15
13
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
14
13
10
11
13
12
13
14
13
10
10
10
9
9
7
14
12
12
11
11
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