Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.3° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 5AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
1
0
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
169
169
169
167
241
175
268
278
351
216
210
312
449
276
352
751
751
516
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
20
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:55PM2.08m
12:57PM1.90m
00:35AM2.05m
1:23PM1.99m
Low Tide
6:05PM0.66m
6:36AM-0.05m
6:44PM0.52m
7:04AM0.02m
7:23PM0.39m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:55
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
13
13
13
15
16
17
15
14
13
12
13
16
19
18
16
15
Feels °C
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
12
12
13
12
11
12
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