Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.5° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 10PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
0
0
1
1
2
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.6
WNW
9
1.6
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
6
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
367
407
301
301
297
293
249
211
389
381
300
342
268
256
244
233
307
643
600
384
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
15
W
20
NW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:06PM2.17m
1:30AM1.97m
1:36PM2.18m
2:19AM1.84m
2:07PM2.15m
Low Tide
7:25PM0.10m
7:29AM0.30m
8:08PM0.06m
8:02AM0.52m
8:52PM0.08m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:31
7:30
7:29
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
17
16
16
14
13
14
19
19
18
16
15
Feels °C
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
15
14
14
13
13
11
10
11
15
13
11
12
13
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