Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
10.8°C
2.0° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 3PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1.4
WNW
13
1.6
NW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
620
620
525
525
519
604
620
754
680
669
626
545
436
344
439
367
358
348
279
275
246
265
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
5
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
N
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
Wind State
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:50PM2.08m
3:52AM1.59m
2:26PM1.97m
4:53AM1.51m
3:08PM1.86m
Low Tide
8:02AM0.98m
9:04PM0.01m
8:39AM1.09m
9:52PM0.11m
9:24AM1.18m
10:47PM0.20m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:28
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6:36
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6:34
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Temp °C
13
17
19
21
18
16
16
16
16
21
22
23
20
19
17
16
17
19
18
18
15
13
Feels °C
10
14
15
18
16
15
15
14
13
19
19
20
18
17
15
13
14
16
14
15
13
12
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