Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
10.8°C
2.0° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 2AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WNW
12
0.9
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.3
WNW
12
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
19
1.8
NW
11
2.3
NW
11
1.5
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
436
341
439
445
358
348
279
275
246
279
298
503
306
480
771
1197
559
767
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
N
5
N
5
NE
5
N
5
N
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:53AM1.51m
3:08PM1.86m
6:06AM1.47m
4:02PM1.74m
Low Tide
9:52PM0.11m
9:24AM1.18m
10:47PM0.20m
10:25AM1.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
18
18
18
17
19
21
18
15
14
13
13
14
17
18
16
14
13
Feels °C
17
16
16
15
14
15
18
15
13
13
12
12
12
14
13
11
11
12
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