Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
14.8°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 1AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (23 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)6s
Evening (23 Aug)8ft (2.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.6
WNW
9
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.9
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
2.1
NW
6
2.5
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
99
99
67
95
93
86
137
307
643
596
386
295
255
235
311
311
307
190
183
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
15
N
0
E
0
N
0
SSW
5
SSE
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
8:00PM1.86m
10:41AM1.49m
9:00PM1.92m
11:14AM1.56m
9:51PM1.99m
Low Tide
2:04PM1.20m
3:40AM0.18m
3:13PM1.14m
4:26AM0.08m
4:04PM1.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:06
8:04
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
14
15
15
20
21
22
19
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
13
14
Feels °C
16
17
16
15
13
14
13
16
16
17
17
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
12
13
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