Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
11.9°C
2.2° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 1PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (03 Sep)8ft (2.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
11
2.2
NW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.2
NW
10
2
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
651
800
1056
1170
1350
1326
1326
1221
974
804
711
622
629
608
573
559
545
539
532
481
387
463
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:07AM1.48m
4:19PM2.16m
6:36AM1.41m
5:22PM2.12m
8:09AM1.44m
6:38PM2.10m
Low Tide
9:59AM0.91m
11:50PM0.09m
11:00AM1.06m
1:07AM0.04m
12:26PM1.13m
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:45
7:44
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
13
16
16
16
14
13
Feels °C
14
13
13
14
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
11
11
14
13
14
13
12
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