Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Issued: 3 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is

12.5°C

Rainbow Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 18s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 17s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 12AM is: 1.7m 19s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	18s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	8ft (2.4m)	17s
Evening (02 Nov)	8ft (2.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 1				Monday 2								Tuesday 3								Wed 4
	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	WNW 21	WNW 20	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	742	656	1366	1748	2525	3158	3243	3249	3467	3388	3270	2968	2682	2648	2386	2122	1847	1647	1624	1601	1261	1077	995
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NNE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	S	SSW	SSE	ESE	SSE	E	ENE	ENE	S	N	NNE	NNE	ENE	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		3:58PM1.94m					6:19AM1.77m				5:23PM1.80m					7:11AM1.88m			6:47PM1.72m
Low Tide	10:22AM1.08m				11:18PM-0.03m				11:52AM0.95m				00:21AM0.08m					1:11PM0.74m				1:17AM0.20m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—
	—	4:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	11	11	11	11	11	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	13	14	15	16	15	14	13	12	12
Feels °C	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	10	10	11	10	12	9	9	11	12	14	14	13	11	11	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	WNW 20	WNW 20	WNW 19	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13
kJ	742	499	1366	1748	2525	3158	3243	3249	3467	3388	3270	2968	2682	2648	2386	2122	1847	1647	1624	1601	1261	1077	995
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 21	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9
kJ	125	656	493	397	612	653	619	619	530	537	537	551	574	407	586	829	881	813	667	622	546	399	275
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 22	WNW 12	SSW 13	NW 11	NW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	—	—	W 11	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15
kJ	373	117	151	185	130	87	73	49	47	46	—	—	198	566	551	537	530	537	551	461	461	461	474
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	NW 4	NW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	24	21	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	South Beach CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County
Rating (10 max)	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	467	39	20	20	20	20	20	20	32	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	29	20	20	20	20	20
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Rating (10 max)			4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5		4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4

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