Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
11.8°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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 5PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1.2
NW
11
1.6
NW
10
1.9
NW
12
2.2
NW
11
2.4
NW
12
2.1
NW
11
2.1
NW
11
2.2
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2.4
WNW
10
2
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
676
576
520
650
186
168
157
170
170
326
530
990
1234
1521
1106
990
1003
1161
1147
1016
643
429
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SW
15
S
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:44AM2.17m
11:32PM1.83m
11:13AM2.30m
00:22AM1.87m
11:46AM2.40m
Low Tide
5:21PM0.03m
5:10AM0.53m
6:01PM-0.18m
5:47AM0.64m
6:43PM-0.34m
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6:20
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6
1
3
3
2
2
3
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Temp °C
9
13
13
13
11
10
10
10
10
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
5
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
10
9
8
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
9
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