Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Issued: 4 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is

13.7°C

Rainbow Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 10AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s
Evening (29 Sep)	8ft (2.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).
	Tuesday 29								Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	1	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 11	NW 7	NW 7	NNW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	934	710	659	659	1164	1607	1892	1651	1359	1392	1129	1047	1499	2043	509	527	450	389	716	703	996	572	516	237
Wind (km/h)	NNE	N	N	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	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	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:03AM1.85m			1:34PM2.31m					2:57AM1.75m				2:13PM2.30m				4:00AM1.64m				2:58PM2.23m
Low Tide			7:32AM0.63m					8:31PM-0.17m				8:11AM0.79m				9:23PM-0.16m				8:56AM0.94m				10:23PM-0.11m


	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	14	17	19	18	16	16	15	15	15	19	22	21	18	17	16	16	16	21	23	23	20	18
Feels °C	12	10	11	13	15	14	13	14	13	13	13	16	17	15	14	14	14	14	14	18	18	17	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 15	SW 15	SW 17	SW 16	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 12	WNW 11	WNW 11	WNW 11	NW 11	NW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 10
kJ	934	710	659	659	139	139	330	302	1359	1148	1129	1047	201	242	509	527	450	389	716	703	102	128	127	171
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 17	SW 15	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	S 13	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	S 12	SSW 20	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 14
kJ	161	179	77	152	111	152	29	33	248	248	248	203	12	38	239	233	218	134	132	130	113	112	111	97
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 7	WNW 7	SW 18	SW 15	S 13	S 13	—	S 11	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	WSW 12	S 12	SSW 20	S 12	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 11	S 12	S 14	SW 18
kJ	16	16	111	104	55	53	—	2	30	30	30	13	14	12	38	11	56	155	113	112	5	3	15	152
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 7	NW 4	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	—	NW 12	—	—	NW 12	NW 12	NW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	—	—	NW 11	NW 7	NW 7	NNW 7
kJ	54	28	45	8	1164	1607	1892	1651	—	1392	—	—	1499	2043	447	261	186	145	—	—	996	572	516	237
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	Ocean Park Washington	Devil s Punch Beverly Beach Oregon North	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	South Beach CAL - Del Norte County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	South Beach CAL - Del Norte County	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	4	2	3	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	20	20	20	34	484	492	298	20	20	20	20	39	432	432	34	20	20	20	20	39	230	228	20	20
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4				5	4	4	4						4	4	3					3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Populars HAW - Oahu	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Westport-The Corner Washington	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Little River State Beach CAL - Humboldt	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Mad River Beach CAL - Humboldt	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Mavericks CAL - San Mateo	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Weld Road New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Fullers United States	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Gas Bay Australia	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cabo Lastres Spain	Bolina Portugal	Bolina Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal
Rating (10 max)	6	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5

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