Rainbow Rocks surfForecast / Oregon South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 21 May 2026 PDT
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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
8.7° C
(Which is 3.3°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 2PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (21 May)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (21 May)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
3
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NNW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1
WNW
10
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
0.8
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
588
649
1173
1615
1318
1000
929
1011
844
840
1224
1557
1122
557
358
289
211
159
175
254
254
229
242
330
Wind (km/h)
10
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
30
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
25
NNW
5
N
0
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
0
NNE
0
NE
0
ESE
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
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:18PM1.69m
4:10AM1.90m
6:16PM1.73m
5:23AM1.68m
7:09PM1.80m
Low Tide
10:23AM-0.40m
10:33PM0.87m
11:20AM-0.23m
11:54PM0.80m
12:16PM-0.04m
1:15AM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:37
8:37
8:38
Temp °C
14
17
18
18
17
15
14
14
16
18
19
18
15
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
11
11
11
10
12
13
13
12
12
12
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
10
11
10
11
10
10
11
10
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
8
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1.4
NW
7
0.9
WNW
10
1
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
9
1.6
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
Energy kJ
588
138
303
184
110
113
116
116
125
246
154
154
154
118
118
154
211
151
175
113
254
229
242
223
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
11
0.6
SW
19
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
19
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.9
WNW
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
16
Energy kJ
140
236
78
78
96
13
13
13
13
12
112
110
112
110
106
109
151
154
164
201
98
96
96
330
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
SW
20
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
S
12
0.6
SSW
15
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
13
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
WNW
9
Energy kJ
78
78
14
14
13
15
12
12
12
12
80
79
12
148
12
12
12
201
201
201
94
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NW
8
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
3
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.6
NW
7
Energy kJ
649
1173
1615
1318
1000
929
1011
844
840
1224
1557
1122
557
358
289
159
175
254
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
20
464
465
228
34
20
20
20
34
367
367
228
34
32
20
20
20
367
34
34
20
20
20
20
Best forecast wave conditions in South Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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