Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.6°C
1.3° 

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 (10 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 12AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)--
Afternoon (10 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (10 Nov)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
3
4
5
4
3
4
5
5
5
4
4
2
3
4
7
8
8
9
8
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
13
2
W
13
2.3
W
13
2.5
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
12
3
W
12
3
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
13
4
W
14
4.5
W
15
4.5
W
15
4.5
W
15
4
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1684
1376
1753
2504
2917
3028
2790
2641
3322
3576
3510
3420
3160
2414
2589
2854
3545
4163
6241
7851
7745
7872
7615
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
5
ESE
20
SE
15
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:40AM2.27m
00:25AM1.76m
11:11AM2.24m
1:08AM1.74m
11:43AM2.18m
1:52AM1.69m
Low Tide
5:47PM-0.22m
5:24AM0.98m
6:23PM-0.20m
6:00AM1.06m
7:00PM-0.15m
6:37AM1.13m
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
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 mm
4
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2
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Temp °C
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
17
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
11
12
13
13
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
15
13
14
13
14
15
14
14
13
12
11
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