Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.1° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 10AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
15
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.2
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
587
587
532
532
512
523
509
584
584
592
608
632
649
657
657
649
608
449
443
437
437
437
431
357
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
E
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
off
High Tide
3:00AM1.78m
1:49PM2.39m
4:01AM1.72m
2:41PM2.27m
5:08AM1.69m
3:44PM2.11m
Low Tide
7:55AM0.97m
9:10PM-0.37m
8:49AM1.05m
10:09PM-0.27m
9:57AM1.10m
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clear
clear
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cloud
light rain
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6:14
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2
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Temp °C
9
9
9
12
13
13
11
10
9
9
10
12
12
12
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
7
6
6
10
9
10
8
8
7
6
7
9
9
10
8
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
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