Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.2° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 12AM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)--
Afternoon (02 Aug)6ft (1.9m)5s
Evening (02 Aug)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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)
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
5
2.3
NW
6
2.5
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.2
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
3.5
NNW
8
3.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
398
570
427
357
341
351
462
1070
1437
1338
1078
921
771
716
682
1162
1703
1526
979
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
30
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:42PM1.88m
2:08AM1.89m
3:11PM1.95m
2:56AM1.75m
3:42PM2.02m
Low Tide
8:27PM0.65m
8:41AM0.06m
9:14PM0.56m
9:12AM0.24m
10:07PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:35
8:34
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
18
16
14
13
15
20
23
22
20
16
15
14
16
23
26
26
22
19
Feels °C
14
12
13
12
10
9
12
14
14
13
13
11
11
10
13
18
20
19
16
16
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