Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.0° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 6AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)2ft (0.6m)19s
Afternoon (07 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
2
3
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.6
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
1.1
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
14
2.4
NW
14
2.4
NW
14
2.4
NW
13
2.4
NW
13
1.5
WNW
13
2.4
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
211
189
311
256
299
299
293
338
957
1014
1014
2261
2197
2012
1945
722
767
649
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:06PM1.94m
10:15AM1.95m
10:08PM1.96m
10:49AM2.07m
Low Tide
3:47AM0.02m
4:15PM0.47m
4:30AM0.09m
5:02PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
16
15
16
16
18
19
18
16
15
16
17
17
21
21
20
17
16
Feels °C
15
16
15
16
15
17
17
16
15
14
15
15
14
19
18
18
14
13
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