Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
11.3°C
1.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 11AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
15
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.4
WNW
13
1.6
NW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
NW
12
1.2
WNW
12
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1079
834
811
811
811
822
811
662
708
634
620
525
525
525
519
604
620
754
680
669
626
587
405
348
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NE
0
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
NNE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
5
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:12AM1.76m
1:19PM2.16m
3:00AM1.68m
1:50PM2.08m
3:52AM1.59m
2:26PM1.97m
Low Tide
7:27AM0.84m
8:22PM-0.08m
8:02AM0.98m
9:04PM0.01m
8:39AM1.09m
9:52PM0.11m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
10
10
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
18
20
21
19
17
16
16
17
22
23
23
20
18
Feels °C
8
7
7
12
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
16
16
17
16
15
14
14
15
20
20
20
18
16
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