Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
14.0° C
0.7° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 8AM is: 1.3m 20s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)19s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)19s
Evening (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
3
4
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
1
0
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
20
1.1
SW
20
1.3
SW
20
1.3
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.1
SW
19
1
SW
19
1
SW
19
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.1
SW
18
1.2
SW
18
1.3
SSW
18
1.2
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
0.9
SW
19
0.8
SSW
19
1.1
SW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.2
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
667
969
1223
1210
1100
959
738
708
817
799
915
799
799
926
1092
1044
1066
540
465
632
780
807
1009
1009
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
0
ENE
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
N
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:50AM1.53m
10:09PM2.06m
12:23PM1.58m
10:51PM2.10m
12:52PM1.63m
Low Tide
4:55AM-0.02m
4:19PM1.11m
5:34AM-0.10m
5:03PM1.05m
6:09AM-0.17m
5:44PM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:40
8:39
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
14
13
13
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
14
16
19
19
19
17
16
Feels °C
14
14
16
15
15
15
15
13
12
12
15
14
15
16
15
15
15
13
15
16
15
16
15
16
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