Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.1° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 9PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)--
Afternoon (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)19s
Evening (14 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
2
3
3
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
14
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.8
WNW
9
1.2
NW
9
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1.8
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
0.5
WNW
20
0.5
WNW
19
0.6
WNW
19
0.6
WNW
19
0.6
WNW
19
0.6
WNW
19
0.7
WNW
18
0.7
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
123
112
111
235
216
194
194
192
208
171
216
214
286
283
283
280
352
333
413
428
423
428
423
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
High Tide
1:09PM1.80m
00:04AM2.51m
1:52PM1.87m
00:56AM2.41m
2:33PM1.93m
1:48AM2.25m
Low Tide
6:09PM0.81m
7:14AM-0.63m
7:04PM0.72m
7:58AM-0.54m
8:00PM0.64m
8:40AM-0.37m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:51
8:50
8:50
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
15
15
13
13
14
14
17
17
15
13
12
12
14
16
17
17
15
14
13
12
14
14
Feels °C
13
14
12
13
11
12
13
11
14
14
13
12
11
11
13
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
13
11
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