Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 5PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 418 | 459 | 367 | 407 | 301 | 341 | 297 | 386 | 311 | 415 | 435 | 381 | 388 | 334 | 268 | 256 | 244 | 257 | 363 | 643 | 589 | 373 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:06PM2.17m | 1:30AM1.97m | 1:36PM2.18m | 2:19AM1.84m | 2:07PM2.15m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55AM0.10m | 7:25PM0.10m | 7:29AM0.30m | 8:08PM0.06m | 8:02AM0.52m | 8:52PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | SW 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 217 | 459 | 222 | 192 | 188 | 275 | 256 | 386 | 311 | 415 | 435 | 215 | 142 | 334 | 268 | 256 | 244 | 116 | 84 | 84 | 147 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 20 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 418 | 146 | 367 | 407 | 301 | 341 | 297 | 293 | 234 | 189 | 218 | 60 | 70 | 142 | 140 | 116 | 116 | 109 | 106 | 147 | 83 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 47 | 93 | 69 | 35 | 34 | 50 | 50 | 41 | 76 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 60 | 69 | 177 | 127 | 123 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 7 | S 3 | S 7 | S 3 | S 6 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 381 | 388 | — | — | — | — | 257 | 363 | 643 | 589 | 373 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 32 | 32 | 115 | 20 | 20 | 42 | 20 | 20 | 601 | 602 | 602 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 464 | 499 | 601 | 20 | 20 |
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