Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.6° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 6PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (06 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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)
2
2
0
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.5
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
0.9
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
14
2.3
NW
14
2.4
NW
14
2.4
NW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.5
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
202
164
211
236
175
242
256
299
299
293
338
957
1001
1014
2004
2197
2012
784
722
711
512
Wind (km/h)
5
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:37AM1.82m
9:06PM1.94m
10:15AM1.95m
10:08PM1.96m
10:49AM2.07m
Low Tide
3:20PM0.71m
3:47AM0.02m
4:15PM0.47m
4:30AM0.09m
5:02PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
19
20
20
16
15
15
16
16
18
19
18
16
15
16
16
17
20
20
18
16
16
Feels °C
14
16
17
19
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
15
18
17
17
14
14
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