Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
15.2°C
1.0° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 2PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (23 Aug)7ft (2.2m)6s
Evening (23 Aug)8ft (2.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
1
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
0.6
SW
19
2.5
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
137
231
643
551
336
234
199
199
311
311
307
190
181
181
183
277
270
322
322
260
211
Wind (km/h)
10
N
20
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
10
N
5
SE
0
NE
0
W
5
S
10
SW
5
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
5
W
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
10:41AM1.49m
9:00PM1.92m
11:14AM1.56m
9:51PM1.99m
11:42AM1.64m
10:35PM2.05m
Low Tide
3:13PM1.14m
4:26AM0.08m
4:04PM1.04m
5:04AM-0.00m
4:47PM0.92m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:06
8:04
8:01
 mm
Temp °C
15
19
20
21
19
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
16
14
15
Feels °C
14
15
15
16
17
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
13
11
11
11
13
15
15
16
14
15
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