Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.2° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 6PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (04 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
3
5
5
8
8
7
6
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
18
3.5
WNW
17
3.5
WNW
17
3
WNW
16
3
WNW
16
3
WNW
16
3.5
WNW
16
3.5
WNW
16
3.5
WNW
16
3.5
WNW
15
3.5
WNW
15
3.5
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
995
813
655
503
353
285
347
755
2390
2911
2866
3188
3139
7728
7297
6446
5372
4600
4606
5230
6037
6590
6422
5651
5115
Wind (km/h)
10
E
5
SSE
5
S
0
SSE
0
NW
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
N
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
ENE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:55AM2.01m
8:02PM1.70m
8:33AM2.12m
9:07PM1.71m
9:07AM2.21m
10:04PM1.73m
Low Tide
2:15PM0.49m
2:07AM0.32m
3:07PM0.25m
2:52AM0.47m
3:52PM0.05m
3:33AM0.61m
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Temp °C
11
14
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
14
16
15
12
11
11
11
11
14
15
14
13
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
12
12
13
14
11
10
10
9
12
12
12
8
9
9
8
9
12
12
11
10
10
11
10
9
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