Rainbow Rocks surfForecast / Oregon South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 PDT
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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
11.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 9PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (07 May)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
16
1.2
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
0.9
WNW
13
1.1
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
438
353
340
265
265
214
194
154
166
273
320
188
186
239
338
279
286
389
513
556
493
476
411
411
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
ESE
5
W
5
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
0
N
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
20
NW
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
5:40PM1.41m
3:43AM1.68m
6:36PM1.44m
4:46AM1.57m
7:23PM1.51m
6:02AM1.48m
Low Tide
10:11PM1.09m
11:20AM0.06m
11:27PM1.07m
12:13PM0.12m
00:49AM0.96m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:03
6:03
6:01
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8:22
8:22
8:23
8:24
Temp °C
13
12
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
14
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
13
12
11
11
12
14
12
11
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
10
11
11
13
11
11
12
10
10
10
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
15
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
10
1.1
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.4
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
Energy kJ
438
353
340
265
265
214
194
154
125
215
196
188
29
114
338
279
225
389
513
556
493
476
411
411
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
1
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
WNW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
9
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
17
Energy kJ
208
96
71
79
72
57
50
37
166
84
84
55
186
239
233
207
286
160
62
122
203
261
264
351
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.5
SW
13
0.5
WNW
9
0.7
NW
5
0.6
SSW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.3
SW
12
Energy kJ
15
208
206
160
125
120
118
144
85
82
50
83
46
23
207
152
155
181
149
151
157
154
78
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
1.2
NW
10
1.3
NW
10
0.9
NNW
5
0.7
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.5
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
5
Energy kJ
99
43
273
320
39
28
66
138
159
108
81
69
78
90
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
29
20
20
20
20
20
29
29
29
538
34
20
20
20
20
29
602
587
39
20
20
20
20
34
Best forecast wave conditions in South Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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