Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Issued: 10 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is

13.7°C

Rainbow Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today (28 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 1PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (28 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s
Afternoon (28 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	15s
Evening (28 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 28						Tuesday 29								Wednesday 30
	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	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	1	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	1	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	NW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 7	NW 7	NW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	788	945	840	2936	934	1042	934	710	659	659	1242	1819	2000	1969	1359	1243	1223	1111	1324	670	621	1237
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	NNE	N	N	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			1:00PM2.27m					2:03AM1.85m			1:34PM2.31m					2:57AM1.75m				2:13PM2.30m
Low Tide	6:57AM0.46m				7:44PM-0.12m				7:32AM0.63m					8:31PM-0.17m				8:11AM0.79m				9:23PM-0.16m


	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	15	17	17	15	15	14	13	14	18	19	19	16	16	15	15	15	20	21	21	18	17
Feels °C	9	12	12	11	11	12	11	10	11	13	14	14	12	14	13	13	13	17	16	15	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 7	WNW 16	WNW 15	SW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 15	SW 15	SW 17	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
kJ	163	945	840	306	934	1042	934	710	659	659	139	139	334	1651	1359	1243	1223	1111	201	198	239	229
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 16	NNW 7	SW 16	SW 20	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 15	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	S 12	SW 12	S 12	S 12
kJ	788	123	310	60	206	206	161	179	77	152	111	152	55	302	248	248	248	203	12	23	11	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	SW 16	S 13	S 13	SW 19	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	SW 18	SW 15	SSW 13	SSW 13	—	SSW 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	WSW 12	S 12	SW 20	S 15
kJ	74	264	29	29	59	29	16	16	111	104	35	56	—	33	30	30	30	13	14	12	15	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NW 6	NW 14	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 7	NNW 4	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	—	—	—	—	NW 12	NW 7	NW 7	NW 11
kJ	—	—	240	2936	284	90	44	27	55	11	1242	1819	2000	1969	—	—	—	—	1324	670	621	1237
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	The Rivermouth CAL - Santa Cruz	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smugglers Cove Oregon North	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gold Bluffs Beach CAL - Humboldt	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3
Distance (km)	20	34	34	601	34	20	20	20	20	34	484	467	34	20	20	20	20	411	484	230	77	20
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Rating (10 max)	3					4	4	3	3	4				4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Long Beach Peninsula Washington	Shark Pit HAW - Maui	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	Fort Canby A Jetty Washington	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Kohala Lighthouse HAW - Big Island	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Airport Rights New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) Iceland	Gerickes Point South Africa	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland
Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	4	5	5	6	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	9	5	5	9	9

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