Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
12.8°C
1.3° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 11PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
2.1
NW
6
2.3
NW
6
1.7
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
532
481
387
463
451
434
422
417
405
405
400
400
301
301
297
236
236
330
431
253
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:38PM2.10m
9:20AM1.54m
7:57PM2.12m
10:11AM1.66m
9:08PM2.18m
Low Tide
12:26PM1.13m
2:21AM-0.04m
1:57PM1.08m
3:24AM-0.13m
3:14PM0.93m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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>
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:43
7:40
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
14
14
13
13
13
15
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
19
20
20
17
16
Feels °C
14
13
12
13
12
12
12
14
13
14
13
14
13
12
12
16
15
14
13
14
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