Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Issued: 9 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is

12.9°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 (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 18s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 4PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (05 Nov)	11ft (3.5m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 5						Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	5	3	4	6	8	8	7	6	5	5	7	8	8	6	6	5	2	2	0	0	4	6	8	!
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 16
Wave Graph
kJ	2567	2911	3055	3118	3066	7574	7152	5970	5372	5070	5663	6751	7249	7158	5797	5029	4431	4012	3627	3092	2840	3527	5044	6802	15074
Wind (km/h)	N	NE	NW	NNW	NNE	NE	E	ESE	E	SSE	SW	WNW	E	E	E	E	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	WSW	ESE	S	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		8:33AM2.12m				9:07PM1.71m				9:07AM2.21m					10:04PM1.73m			9:39AM2.26m					10:55PM1.75m
Low Tide				3:07PM0.25m				2:52AM0.47m				3:52PM0.05m				3:33AM0.61m					4:33PM-0.10m				4:11AM0.75m


	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—
	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	5:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	2	—	—
Temp °C	11	14	15	14	13	12	11	12	12	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	15	16	15	15	12	12	13	13
Feels °C	9	13	11	10	11	10	9	10	10	11	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	10	10	10	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 18	WNW 17	WNW 17	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 16
kJ	2567	2911	3055	3118	3066	7574	7152	5970	5372	5070	5663	6751	7249	7158	5797	5029	4431	4012	3627	3092	2840	3527	5044	6802	15074
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 14	WNW 21	WNW 20	WNW 19	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	WNW 16	—
kJ	173	175	607	1100	2069	133	123	118	114	66	65	66	66	66	43	44	233	221	202	204	207	207	207	988	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 22	WNW 22	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	—	SW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 17	—
kJ	96	263	178	178	178	32	32	32	—	69	104	69	72	88	92	91	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	147	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Drakes Estero CAL - Marin County	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Klamath Rivermouth CAL - Del Norte County	Gold Bluffs Beach CAL - Humboldt	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Point St George CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County
Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	6
Distance (km)	20	20	29	29	20	20	32	32	20	20	432	29	32	32	32	32	20	20	464	228	61	77	32	32	34
Best forecast wave conditions in South Oregon	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian						Cape Sebastian
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	5	7						7
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Ranches HAW - Oahu	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	North Jetty at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	North Jetty at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Studio Drive CAL - San Luis Obispo	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Government Point CAL - Santa Barbara	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Trinidad State Beach CAL - Humboldt	North Jetty at Eureka CAL - Humboldt	No Pass CAL - Humboldt
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	8	7	7	8	5	7	9	8	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	5	6	9
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Grindavik Antenas Iceland	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Fullers United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Cortez Bank United States	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barrancon Chile	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Angourie Point Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	7	8	5	5	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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