Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.4° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 1PM is: 2.4m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (11 Aug)10ft (3.0m)7s
Evening (11 Aug)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
0
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NNW
7
2
NNW
7
2.5
NW
7
3
NW
7
2.5
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
0.6
SSW
18
1.8
NW
6
2.4
NW
7
3
NW
7
3
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
323
332
671
840
599
330
245
223
233
244
494
763
867
551
408
355
269
226
436
541
471
263
Wind (km/h)
15
N
30
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
35
NNW
25
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
30
NW
40
NW
40
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
12:01PM1.79m
11:06PM2.43m
12:40PM1.90m
11:59PM2.40m
1:16PM1.99m
Low Tide
5:25AM-0.44m
5:10PM0.77m
6:10AM-0.45m
6:03PM0.62m
6:51AM-0.40m
6:55PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:21
 mm
Temp °C
17
21
23
22
20
17
16
15
16
19
21
21
18
16
14
14
15
16
17
17
15
13
Feels °C
14
16
16
14
14
13
14
12
13
14
15
15
13
13
12
12
14
13
14
14
14
13
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