Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
14.8°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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 3AM is: 0.7m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s
Evening (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
2
3
2
2
3
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
20
0.5
SSW
19
0.7
SSW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
1.1
SSW
18
1
SSW
18
1
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
3
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
351
216
210
312
449
276
352
751
637
615
402
532
532
627
627
778
748
386
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
15
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
N
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
00:35AM2.05m
1:23PM1.99m
1:18AM1.98m
1:49PM2.08m
Low Tide
6:44PM0.52m
7:04AM0.02m
7:23PM0.39m
7:34AM0.16m
8:05PM0.28m
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>
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:53
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
12
13
16
18
18
16
15
13
12
13
17
19
19
17
13
Feels °C
13
13
12
11
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
9
11
13
14
14
15
13
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