Rainbow Rocks surfForecast / Oregon South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 27 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
9.8° C
(Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 3AM is: 1.4m 19s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)6ft (1.9m)18s
Afternoon (28 May)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (28 May)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
3
2
4
5
4
4
5
4
1
0
3
3
3
4
4
3
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
1.3
WNW
20
1.5
WNW
18
1.9
WNW
18
2
WNW
18
2.1
WNW
16
2.2
WNW
16
2.3
WNW
16
2.2
WNW
16
2.2
WNW
15
2.5
NW
15
2.5
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
14
3
NW
14
3
NW
13
3
NW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
3
NW
12
3
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1840
1202
1273
1557
2193
2432
2359
2541
2682
2417
2206
2963
2765
1797
3673
3514
3113
824
812
659
589
500
2113
918
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
15
N
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
E
5
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
25
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:50PM2.06m
11:23AM1.48m
10:22PM2.08m
12:11PM1.52m
10:54PM2.09m
12:54PM1.56m
Low Tide
4:56AM-0.09m
4:20PM0.80m
5:34AM-0.19m
5:00PM0.89m
6:10AM-0.25m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:43
8:44
8:44
Temp °C
15
13
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
11
9
8
10
13
14
14
9
10
12
10
11
11
10
11
12
11
11
10
11
8
8
7
9
7
6
5
7
7
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
22
1
WNW
20
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.1
NW
9
2
WNW
18
2.1
WNW
16
2.2
WNW
16
2.3
WNW
16
2.2
WNW
16
2.2
WNW
15
2.5
NW
15
2.5
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
526
784
974
813
654
2432
2359
2541
2682
2417
2206
2963
2765
1797
105
105
75
824
812
659
589
500
74
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
1.3
WNW
20
1.5
WNW
18
1.9
WNW
18
2
NW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.1
S
21
0.2
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
Energy kJ
163
163
1273
1557
2193
598
493
401
367
338
257
105
105
105
48
9
25
120
118
116
113
76
37
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.7
WNW
10
0.4
SW
14
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
22
0.4
NNW
9
0.1
SW
26
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
24
0.2
SSW
24
Energy kJ
73
163
163
163
116
116
115
111
108
80
47
9
9
9
28
25
14
22
55
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
1.7
NW
7
3
NW
14
3
NW
13
3
NW
13
2.2
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
7
3
NW
12
3
NW
7
Energy kJ
1840
1202
318
3673
3514
3113
557
425
283
257
282
2113
918
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
Distance (km)
145
20
20
20
20
102
102
29
20
20
20
34
34
230
464
484
273
20
20
20
20
484
602
602
Best forecast wave conditions in South Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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