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Rainbow Rocks Surf Forecast
/ Oregon South (25 breaks) / Oregon (49 breaks) /
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Rainbow Rocks surfForecast / Oregon South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Rainbow Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
10.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today?
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 7AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 7 | NW 8 | |
844 | 412 | 334 | 281 | 248 | 242 | 612 | 1048 | 1016 | 1507 | 2424 | 1435 | 2233 | 1491 | 2887 | 3214 | 2651 | 908 | 894 | 648 | 589 | 1638 | 1048 | 1447 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:26AM2.47m | 2:26PM1.75m | 1:15AM2.41m | 3:21PM1.72m | 2:07AM2.29m | 4:19PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.79m | 7:42AM-0.71m | 7:22PM0.84m | 8:34AM-0.66m | 8:17PM0.87m | 9:27AM-0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 17 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 79 | 412 | 334 | 243 | 248 | 163 | 267 | 407 | 1016 | 1507 | 47 | 1435 | 2233 | 1491 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 908 | 894 | 648 | 589 | 162 | 162 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 24 | SW 24 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 12 | 76 | 36 | 281 | 214 | 124 | 34 | 34 | 41 | 43 | 16 | 106 | 70 | 69 | 87 | 87 | 17 | 96 | 95 | 95 | 94 | 91 | 90 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SSW 12 | S 12 | WSW 24 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 24 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 21 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 12 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 49 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 54 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 72 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 15 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 6 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 12 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 844 | 372 | 289 | — | — | 242 | 612 | 1048 | 741 | 389 | 2424 | 180 | — | 115 | 2887 | 3214 | 2651 | 319 | 269 | 312 | 330 | 1638 | 1048 | 1447 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 602 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 407 | 601 | 602 | 406 | 61 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 432 | 484 | 601 | 282 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 460 | 464 | 432 |
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