Rainbow Rocks surfForecast / Oregon South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 21 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
8.7° C
(Which is 3.3°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 11PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (21 May)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
4
2
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.2
NNW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.4
NW
8
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
1
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1009
1655
1351
1000
830
951
906
900
1402
1649
1224
572
358
289
237
180
289
318
318
268
229
330
326
455
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
30
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
5
N
0
NE
5
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
ENE
5
N
0
NNW
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:18PM1.69m
4:10AM1.90m
6:16PM1.73m
5:23AM1.68m
7:09PM1.80m
6:44AM1.51m
Low Tide
10:33PM0.87m
11:20AM-0.23m
11:54PM0.80m
12:16PM-0.04m
1:15AM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:37
8:37
8:38
Temp °C
18
18
17
14
14
14
16
19
19
18
15
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
13
11
11
10
12
13
12
11
11
10
11
10
11
11
10
11
10
10
11
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1.5
NNW
7
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
1.7
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
7
Energy kJ
303
184
110
113
116
116
124
246
154
154
154
118
127
154
237
148
145
136
318
268
229
236
219
169
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
19
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.9
WNW
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
1
WNW
15
Energy kJ
78
78
96
13
13
13
13
12
112
110
112
110
106
109
148
154
164
201
96
106
106
330
326
455
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
SW
20
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
S
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
13
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
Energy kJ
14
14
13
15
12
12
12
80
79
12
148
12
12
12
201
201
201
96
98
94
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.2
NNW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
NW
7
Energy kJ
1009
1655
1351
1000
830
951
906
900
1402
1649
1224
572
358
289
180
289
318
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
464
228
34
20
20
20
34
228
230
228
34
32
20
20
20
367
34
20
20
20
20
20
20
32
Best forecast wave conditions in South Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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