Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.2°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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 3AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (01 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (01 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NW
7
1.2
WNW
11
1.4
NW
11
1.3
WNW
11
1.8
NW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.2
WNW
11
2.3
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
1.1
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
0.6
SW
17
1.6
NW
9
1.7
NW
9
2.3
NW
6
2.1
NW
6
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
621
329
485
389
716
651
300
480
498
225
456
446
183
419
478
386
352
208
Wind (km/h)
25
N
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
N
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:00AM1.64m
2:58PM2.23m
5:13AM1.55m
3:55PM2.14m
Low Tide
9:23PM-0.16m
8:56AM0.94m
10:23PM-0.11m
9:52AM1.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
16
14
15
15
18
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19
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16
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21
20
18
16
Feels °C
14
15
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