Rainbow Rocks surfForecast / Oregon South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 PDT
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Rainbow Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
11.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 6PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
293
458
538
558
540
531
531
514
461
454
438
353
340
265
265
214
194
154
220
215
196
188
186
239
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
N
5
ESE
0
S
5
ESE
0
ENE
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:42PM1.43m
2:53AM1.79m
5:40PM1.41m
3:43AM1.68m
6:36PM1.44m
4:46AM1.57m
Low Tide
9:40AM-0.07m
9:12PM1.07m
10:28AM0.00m
10:11PM1.09m
11:20AM0.06m
11:27PM1.07m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:07
6:05
6:03
6:03
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8:21
8:22
8:22
8:23
Temp °C
11
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
13
9
10
10
9
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
13
1.3
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
14
1
W
11
Energy kJ
293
458
538
558
540
531
531
514
461
454
438
353
340
265
265
214
194
154
125
109
80
188
186
229
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.7
SW
16
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
1
NW
7
1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NNW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
7
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
15
0.6
WNW
9
0.5
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
14
Energy kJ
161
310
61
84
248
79
82
91
86
97
99
93
69
77
72
60
55
37
220
215
196
55
46
239
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
15
0.7
WNW
7
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.1
SW
20
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
WNW
16
0.6
NNW
7
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
NW
9
Energy kJ
239
57
314
251
16
226
208
206
208
208
208
208
206
160
125
120
118
144
36
84
84
83
71
39
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.6
NNW
7
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
90
35
49
30
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
Distance (km)
20
34
34
29
29
20
20
20
20
32
29
20
20
20
20
20
20
34
34
29
34
20
20
20
Best forecast wave conditions in South Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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