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Rainbow Rocks surfForecast / Oregon South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 PST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
11.4° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 8AM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 6.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (12 Jan)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (12 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
1.9
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)161616151514141413131213131312121212121616151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)612452545186499047674265389831082560228810741922173916591448127712561132127736194338350529642440
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
ENE
10
E
0
ESE
5
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offoffglasscrosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10AM
2.08
8:30PM
1.39
6:57AM
2.09
9:40PM
1.48
7:46AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:30PM
1.01
1:47PM
0.37
12:30AM
1.17
2:41PM
0.25
1:36AM
1.25
3:28PM
0.13
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise---7:43-------7:43-------7:43----
Sunset-----5:07-------5:07-------5:08--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1099111414121211111012141312121211111418201614
Feels °C (?)7668111199887101110999871115171210
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