Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
11.0°C
1.8° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 7PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)--
Afternoon (20 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Evening (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WNW
11
1.8
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
10
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
1.3
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
0.9
NW
13
1.2
WNW
11
0.9
SSW
15
2.3
NW
6
2.3
NW
6
1.2
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1030
705
510
392
353
305
301
280
280
376
381
413
147
147
230
347
341
387
405
365
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
NW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
ENE
5
WNW
5
WSW
0
SSW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
5
E
5
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:51PM1.61m
9:23AM1.74m
8:55PM1.65m
9:50AM1.88m
9:51PM1.71m
Low Tide
2:28PM0.98m
2:40AM0.29m
3:19PM0.77m
3:21AM0.31m
4:02PM0.53m
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part cloud
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
18
16
13
12
12
11
11
10
13
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
12
12
11
11
12
14
12
16
15
13
11
11
9
10
8
12
10
10
7
6
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