Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.8° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 12PM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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)
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
2.2
NW
6
2.3
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.7
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
451
434
422
417
405
405
400
400
301
301
297
297
297
366
444
261
207
158
156
158
156
227
340
297
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
N
10
NE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
9:20AM1.54m
7:57PM2.12m
10:11AM1.66m
9:08PM2.18m
10:52AM1.79m
10:09PM2.22m
Low Tide
2:21AM-0.04m
1:57PM1.08m
3:24AM-0.13m
3:14PM0.93m
4:17AM-0.20m
4:15PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:40
7:38
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
13
15
15
16
15
15
14
13
14
19
20
19
17
16
15
15
16
21
21
21
19
18
Feels °C
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
12
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
19
18
19
18
17
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