Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.7°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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 1PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (28 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
15
2.5
NW
14
1.5
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.9
NW
13
2.3
NW
13
2.5
NW
13
2.5
NW
13
2.1
NW
12
2.1
NW
12
2.1
NW
12
2
NW
12
2.2
NW
12
3
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.3
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
788
945
840
2936
934
1042
934
710
659
659
1242
1819
2000
1969
1359
1243
1223
1111
1324
670
621
1237
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
20
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
25
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
20
N
Wind State
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:00PM2.27m
2:03AM1.85m
1:34PM2.31m
2:57AM1.75m
2:13PM2.30m
Low Tide
6:57AM0.46m
7:44PM-0.12m
7:32AM0.63m
8:31PM-0.17m
8:11AM0.79m
9:23PM-0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
15
17
17
15
15
14
13
14
18
19
19
16
16
15
15
15
20
21
21
18
17
Feels °C
9
12
12
11
11
12
11
10
11
13
14
14
12
14
13
13
13
17
16
15
13
14
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