Rainbow Rocks surfForecast / Oregon South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 PDT
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Rainbow Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
11.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 7AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (07 May)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.6
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
1.2
NW
10
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
WNW
13
1.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
540
531
531
514
461
454
438
353
340
265
265
214
194
154
166
215
257
188
186
239
274
317
431
681
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
N
5
SSE
0
SW
0
E
5
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
N
0
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:53AM1.79m
5:40PM1.41m
3:43AM1.68m
6:36PM1.44m
4:46AM1.57m
Low Tide
9:12PM1.07m
10:28AM0.00m
10:11PM1.09m
11:20AM0.06m
11:27PM1.07m
12:13PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:05
6:03
6:03
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8:21
8:22
8:22
8:23
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
11
13
13
12
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
14
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
14
10
10
10
9
11
12
12
11
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1.1
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
15
0.7
WNW
14
0.8
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
WNW
13
1.5
W
12
Energy kJ
540
531
531
514
461
454
438
353
340
265
265
214
194
154
111
109
196
188
186
146
274
281
431
681
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
16
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
7
0.6
WNW
16
0.7
WNW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.6
WNW
9
0.6
NW
4
0.8
WNW
14
0.8
WNW
14
0.9
WNW
13
1
W
11
0.5
SW
19
Energy kJ
248
79
82
82
65
86
99
99
71
79
57
57
50
37
166
215
84
55
16
239
233
317
229
181
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
WNW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.3
SW
18
0.5
SW
13
0.5
WNW
9
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
NW
5
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.4
SW
12
Energy kJ
16
226
208
206
208
208
208
208
206
160
125
120
118
144
85
84
50
83
46
13
19
152
155
37
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
1.2
NW
10
0.8
NNW
5
0.6
NW
5
1
NW
5
1.3
NW
5
Energy kJ
90
43
62
257
27
18
45
84
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
Distance (km)
29
20
20
20
20
29
29
29
20
20
20
20
20
602
29
538
39
20
20
20
20
29
34
602
Best forecast wave conditions in South Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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