Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.3° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 8AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)4ft (1.2m)15s
Afternoon (30 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (30 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
0.9
WNW
21
1.3
WNW
20
1.5
WNW
20
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
584
592
608
632
649
657
657
649
608
449
443
437
437
437
431
425
425
425
425
742
742
656
1366
1748
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
0
E
5
E
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
NW
5
SE
10
SSE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:01AM1.72m
2:41PM2.27m
5:08AM1.69m
3:44PM2.11m
6:17AM1.70m
4:58PM1.94m
Low Tide
8:49AM1.05m
10:09PM-0.27m
9:57AM1.10m
11:13PM-0.15m
11:22AM1.08m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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6:48
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6:12
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 mm
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3
4
2
1
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Temp °C
10
10
10
12
12
12
10
9
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
11
11
12
10
10
Feels °C
9
9
8
10
10
10
8
6
5
6
7
6
8
5
5
6
6
7
7
10
8
8
8
8
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