Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
10.8°C
2.0° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 4PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.3
WNW
12
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
19
1.8
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
1.9
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
358
348
279
275
246
279
298
503
306
480
771
1303
540
767
828
1304
1362
1304
1386
1193
1775
1496
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNE
15
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
N
10
N
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
High Tide
3:08PM1.86m
6:06AM1.47m
4:02PM1.74m
7:19AM1.48m
5:14PM1.65m
Low Tide
9:24AM1.18m
10:47PM0.20m
10:25AM1.23m
11:51PM0.27m
11:53AM1.23m
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clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:30
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6:30
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Temp °C
17
20
21
18
16
14
13
13
14
16
18
16
14
13
12
11
11
13
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
14
17
18
15
15
13
12
12
12
13
14
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
9
9
9
8
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