Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.8° C
0.2° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 1PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (19 Aug)7ft (2.2m)6s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
3
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
2.1
NW
6
2.4
NW
7
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
402
402
322
258
317
495
253
288
309
288
278
263
236
206
206
175
178
180
233
180
175
143
106
104
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
0
N
10
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
5:34AM1.40m
4:56PM1.95m
7:06AM1.33m
5:48PM1.89m
8:46AM1.35m
6:52PM1.85m
Low Tide
11:18PM0.32m
10:33AM0.90m
00:24AM0.34m
11:24AM1.08m
1:36AM0.32m
12:39PM1.19m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:28
6:28
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:09
8:08
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
15
16
18
17
14
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
13
12
15
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
15
14
14
14
13
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