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Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.3° 

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 (09 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 9AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.6m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Nov)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (09 Nov)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (09 Nov)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
2
0
0
1
1
3
5
5
4
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
7
7
8
8
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
WNW
14
4
W
14
3
W
13
2.5
W
13
2.5
W
13
1.9
W
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
4
W
14
4
W
14
4
W
15
4
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8725
5606
3440
2528
2340
1245
2190
2504
2917
2830
2790
2641
3322
3355
3563
3458
3160
2469
2376
2466
3099
3545
3971
5957
6613
7043
7718
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
E
15
SE
15
SSW
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:41PM1.76m
10:40AM2.27m
00:25AM1.76m
11:11AM2.24m
1:08AM1.74m
11:43AM2.18m
1:52AM1.69m
Low Tide
4:48AM0.88m
5:47PM-0.22m
5:24AM0.98m
6:23PM-0.20m
6:00AM1.06m
7:00PM-0.15m
6:37AM1.13m
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Temp °C
14
14
15
13
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
12
12
13
10
11
12
13
13
14
15
15
16
16
16
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
11
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