Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
11.8°C
0.8° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 7AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (25 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (25 Oct)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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)
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
10
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1.2
NW
11
1.6
NW
10
1.9
NW
11
2.2
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
2.1
NW
11
2.1
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
10
1.9
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
1.5
NW
8
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
SW
18
0.8
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.8
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
230
170
170
332
551
828
1070
1327
1087
980
815
815
908
821
626
460
304
339
368
381
312
312
387
381
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:32PM1.83m
11:13AM2.30m
00:22AM1.87m
11:46AM2.40m
1:12AM1.87m
12:22PM2.45m
Low Tide
5:10AM0.53m
6:01PM-0.18m
5:47AM0.64m
6:43PM-0.34m
6:26AM0.76m
7:28PM-0.42m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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2
10
2
3
2
1
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Temp °C
10
10
10
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
13
14
13
11
10
Feels °C
8
8
7
9
10
10
8
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
9
8
7
7
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