Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.3° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 2PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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)
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
W
14
0.4
SW
19
1.6
NW
6
0.8
WNW
9
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1.5
NW
10
2.1
NW
6
2.5
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
244
214
233
277
120
120
156
156
137
135
104
123
203
92
152
194
194
425
317
543
531
363
308
292
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
N
0
NE
5
NE
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
N
0
NNE
0
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:24PM1.72m
11:10PM2.53m
1:09PM1.80m
00:04AM2.51m
1:52PM1.87m
00:56AM2.41m
Low Tide
5:40AM-0.58m
5:12PM0.91m
6:29AM-0.64m
6:09PM0.81m
7:14AM-0.63m
7:04PM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:52
8:51
8:50
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
17
17
16
14
14
13
14
16
17
17
15
14
13
12
14
15
17
17
16
13
13
12
Feels °C
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
11
13
13
14
14
14
12
13
12
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