Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 10AM is: 0.6m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)18s
Afternoon (24 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (24 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
199
199
311
311
307
190
181
181
183
277
270
322
322
260
211
208
206
206
203
203
203
201
201
Wind (km/h)
0
E
0
NE
0
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
0
ENE
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:14AM1.56m
9:51PM1.99m
11:42AM1.64m
10:35PM2.05m
12:08PM1.72m
Low Tide
4:26AM0.08m
4:04PM1.04m
5:04AM-0.00m
4:47PM0.92m
5:37AM-0.06m
5:27PM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:01
8:00
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
17
17
14
14
13
13
13
16
16
16
14
15
14
14
15
17
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
15
15
16
16
16
15
13
12
11
11
12
15
15
16
14
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
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