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/ Oregon South (25 breaks) / Oregon (49 breaks) /
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Rainbow Rocks surfForecast / Oregon South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Rainbow Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
9.3° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today?
The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 8PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | |
1048 | 1474 | 1174 | 649 | 502 | 485 | 574 | 634 | 1235 | 1672 | 1437 | 1060 | 1011 | 943 | 825 | 786 | 1402 | 1725 | 1321 | 649 | 403 | 297 | 196 | 163 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:19PM1.69m | 3:05AM2.11m | 5:18PM1.69m | 4:10AM1.90m | 6:16PM1.73m | 5:23AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20PM0.89m | 10:23AM-0.40m | 10:33PM0.87m | 11:20AM-0.23m | 11:54PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | 8:37 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
11 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 7 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 162 | 90 | 89 | 297 | 502 | 485 | 574 | 138 | 303 | 184 | 110 | 113 | 116 | 116 | 127 | 246 | 154 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 127 | 154 | 196 | 148 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 90 | 72 | 18 | 122 | 286 | 242 | 140 | 236 | 78 | 78 | 96 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 112 | 110 | 112 | 110 | 106 | 109 | 151 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | S 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 118 | 112 | 78 | 78 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | 80 | 79 | 31 | 109 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 1048 | 1474 | 1174 | 649 | — | — | — | 634 | 1235 | 1672 | 1437 | 1060 | 1011 | 943 | 825 | 786 | 1402 | 1725 | 1321 | 649 | 403 | 297 | — | 163 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 464 | 230 | 252 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 415 | 464 | 228 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 34 | 367 | 228 | 228 | 34 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 393 |
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