Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.6° 

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 (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 2PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (11 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (11 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s

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 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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)
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
15
1.2
WNW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
0.8
SSW
15
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
2
NW
6
2.2
NW
6
2.1
NW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.7
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
272
268
476
535
687
687
459
275
441
423
286
374
363
230
359
277
264
257
277
219
278
172
156
156
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:40AM1.51m
9:17PM2.41m
11:36AM1.62m
10:15PM2.49m
12:24PM1.72m
11:10PM2.53m
Low Tide
3:07PM1.00m
4:49AM-0.45m
4:12PM0.98m
5:40AM-0.58m
5:12PM0.91m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:52
8:52
8:52
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
17
17
15
15
15
14
16
17
18
17
16
14
13
13
14
15
15
16
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
11
13
13
12
15
13
14
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
12
13
12
12
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