Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.7° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 4PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (10 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, strong winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
3
1
2
2
2
4
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
7
2
NNW
7
3
NW
7
3.5
NW
8
3
NNW
8
3
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
2.5
NW
7
3
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.1
NNW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
3
NW
7
3
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
383
417
929
1234
1028
829
469
342
277
304
671
840
643
357
253
255
279
290
511
986
940
653
Wind (km/h)
15
N
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
30
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
35
NNW
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
30
NNW
40
NW
45
NNW
35
NNW
20
N
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:20AM1.68m
10:10PM2.40m
12:01PM1.79m
11:06PM2.43m
12:40PM1.90m
Low Tide
4:11PM0.92m
5:25AM-0.44m
5:10PM0.77m
6:10AM-0.45m
6:03PM0.62m
clear
clear
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>
6:18
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:24
8:22
8:22
 mm
Temp °C
17
21
22
22
19
16
15
16
18
23
23
22
19
18
16
15
16
20
21
21
19
16
Feels °C
14
16
16
16
14
13
12
13
15
18
15
14
13
15
14
12
13
16
14
14
13
13
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