Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.2° C
0.4° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 7AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (03 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.2
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
3
NNW
8
3.5
NW
8
3.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.2
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
964
771
699
682
1121
1714
1415
897
602
515
497
497
485
557
604
574
511
498
459
418
373
364
299
264
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
0
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
0
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:56AM1.75m
3:42PM2.02m
3:53AM1.59m
4:17PM2.08m
5:03AM1.44m
4:59PM2.12m
Low Tide
9:12AM0.24m
10:07PM0.46m
9:46AM0.46m
11:07PM0.36m
10:26AM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:31
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
15
22
24
24
21
18
16
16
18
20
20
18
15
16
16
16
17
18
17
16
14
14
Feels °C
10
10
11
17
17
18
16
16
15
14
17
18
18
17
15
16
15
15
17
18
17
16
14
14
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