Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
11.2° C
2.1° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 4AM is: 1.0m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (08 Jul)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
3
NW
7
3
NW
7
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
3
NW
7
3.5
NW
8
3
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
2.4
NW
6
2.4
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
723
465
547
651
651
547
491
940
735
610
643
539
452
452
799
1176
916
532
436
414
362
291
450
466
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
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
cross
cross
High Tide
5:51PM2.00m
6:34AM1.32m
6:35PM2.10m
8:06AM1.31m
7:25PM2.20m
9:32AM1.39m
Low Tide
00:46AM0.41m
11:54AM0.64m
1:53AM0.19m
12:51PM0.82m
2:56AM-0.04m
1:58PM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:54
8:54
8:53
8:53
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
11
10
12
15
18
18
16
14
12
12
15
18
19
19
17
15
13
13
15
16
18
17
Feels °C
11
10
10
9
11
12
14
13
12
12
10
10
13
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
13
12
14
13
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