Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.7° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 7PM is: 2.4m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)--
Afternoon (10 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (10 Oct)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2
NNW
9
2
NNW
9
2
NW
9
1.2
WNW
21
2.3
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
3
NW
8
1.5
WNW
19
1.4
WNW
19
1.2
WNW
18
1.4
WNW
18
1.5
WNW
18
1.5
WNW
17
1.4
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
853
1070
823
651
651
664
1230
842
808
1344
1631
1388
887
1165
1393
1361
1029
991
978
1107
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
40
NNW
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
15
N
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:51AM2.23m
00:40AM1.89m
12:20PM2.24m
1:26AM1.83m
12:49PM2.22m
Low Tide
6:26PM-0.06m
6:19AM0.51m
7:05PM-0.12m
6:53AM0.68m
7:43PM-0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
12
10
9
9
9
15
17
17
13
11
11
10
10
15
16
15
13
12
Feels °C
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
9
10
9
7
6
6
5
5
11
10
8
9
9
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