Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
11.0° C
2.8° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 6PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
0.4
SW
18
1.1
NW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.8
NW
6
2.4
NNW
7
2.4
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
3
NW
7
3
NNW
7
3
NNW
7
2.4
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
143
133
129
126
126
122
96
126
145
261
531
595
332
227
204
233
321
869
1036
888
578
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
N
5
NE
5
N
10
N
10
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:30AM1.35m
5:51PM2.16m
8:08AM1.35m
6:54PM2.20m
9:31AM1.44m
8:02PM2.26m
Low Tide
11:16AM0.88m
1:27AM0.11m
12:23PM1.03m
2:38AM-0.05m
1:45PM1.09m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:15
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:30
8:29
8:27
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
12
15
17
20
19
17
14
14
15
18
21
23
22
20
17
Feels °C
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
11
14
14
17
16
16
14
13
13
16
16
17
16
16
14
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