Rainbow Rocks surfForecast / Oregon South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 23 May 2026 PDT
Forecast 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
9.3° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 2PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (23 May)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (23 May)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
4
5
5
6
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
10
1.7
NW
7
2.2
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
1
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
14
4
WNW
14
4
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
318
535
574
589
519
395
330
326
455
568
638
731
624
690
679
587
481
353
669
2185
4098
5353
6183
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
10
W
0
SSE
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:23AM1.68m
7:09PM1.80m
6:44AM1.51m
7:56PM1.88m
8:06AM1.42m
8:38PM1.96m
Low Tide
12:16PM-0.04m
1:15AM0.65m
1:11PM0.15m
2:26AM0.45m
2:03PM0.34m
3:25AM0.24m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:38
8:39
8:40
4
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
12
14
15
14
12
12
12
11
13
13
13
12
12
11
10
10
11
11
12
10
11
11
11
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
11
10
12
11
10
10
11
9
8
8
8
7
8
8
10
10
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
7
0.9
WNW
10
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
2.1
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
7
1.2
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
14
4
WNW
14
4
WNW
14
Energy kJ
194
135
164
201
201
519
395
264
219
142
568
638
731
624
690
679
587
481
353
669
2185
4098
5353
6183
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
13
0.2
WNW
18
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
1
WNW
15
1.1
NW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
Energy kJ
179
154
12
12
33
201
201
330
326
455
122
90
51
248
226
140
142
140
279
287
382
448
459
459
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.2
S
12
0.1
SW
22
0.2
WNW
20
0.2
S
13
0.4
WNW
18
0.4
WNW
17
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.2
NNW
6
0.6
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
148
12
18
37
13
123
115
98
96
94
75
86
220
32
30
133
127
123
4
14
7
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
7
2.2
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
Energy kJ
318
535
574
589
4
10
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
4
4
4
5
5
Distance (km)
20
34
32
20
20
20
20
20
29
32
32
102
32
20
20
20
20
102
602
678
20
20
32
32
Best forecast wave conditions in South Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
5
4
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Rainbow Rocks surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest