Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.8° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 5AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 09). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (10 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (10 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
4
3
3
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
7
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.2
WNW
10
1.4
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.5
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
1.9
NW
6
2.2
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
593
532
436
414
398
398
398
398
398
387
382
372
309
268
368
461
507
507
589
415
407
203
258
374
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
5
N
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:25PM2.20m
9:32AM1.39m
8:20PM2.31m
10:40AM1.51m
9:17PM2.41m
11:36AM1.62m
Low Tide
2:56AM-0.04m
1:58PM0.95m
3:54AM-0.26m
3:07PM1.00m
4:49AM-0.45m
4:12PM0.98m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:53
8:53
8:52
8:52
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
11
11
12
14
16
16
15
13
13
13
14
16
16
16
14
13
14
13
15
17
18
17
Feels °C
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
12
13
12
14
14
13
13
11
10
12
11
13
13
14
13
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