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Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
14.6°C
2.5° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 20s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 28ft (8.5m), 19s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 7AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.5m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (13 Nov)23ft (7.0m)20s
Evening (13 Nov)28ft (8.5m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
6
9
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8
9
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
14
4
SSW
9
4.5
SSW
10
4
W
15
4.5
W
15
7
W
20
8.5
W
19
8.5
W
19
8
W
18
7.5
W
18
7
W
17
6.5
W
17
6
W
16
5.5
W
16
4
WNW
15
3
WNW
14
3.5
W
14
3.5
W
13
4
W
13
4
W
13
5
W
15
6
W
17
6
W
16
6
W
16
6
W
16
5.5
W
16
5
W
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3649
3066
4105
6719
8617
36298
49533
52145
45061
34656
28415
22667
16799
13409
6004
4178
4581
4519
4793
5917
10039
20614
19997
19244
17048
14856
13221
Wind (km/h)
45
S
55
S
55
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
40
S
45
S
40
SSE
35
S
25
SSW
10
W
5
S
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:39AM1.64m
12:55PM2.00m
3:30AM1.60m
1:36PM1.89m
4:25AM1.58m
2:26PM1.76m
5:17AM1.61m
Low Tide
7:17AM1.18m
8:23PM0.01m
8:05AM1.21m
9:10PM0.10m
9:05AM1.23m
9:59PM0.18m
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:03
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7:05
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7:05
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7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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4:58
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4:57
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4:55
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4:54
 mm
2
2
20
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
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2
5
9
9
3
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2
2
2
4
Temp °C
16
15
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
11
10
10
11
9
Feels °C
8
5
2
6
7
6
6
6
7
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
7
11
10
11
11
9
8
7
9
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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