Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
11.2°C
1.6° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 9PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)--
Afternoon (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
11
2
NW
11
1.6
WNW
11
1.6
WNW
12
2.2
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2.2
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
1.9
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
460
949
614
743
1319
1304
1252
1252
1304
1803
1700
1435
1302
1177
976
711
527
466
2446
4051
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
5
ENE
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SE
5
SE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:02PM1.74m
7:19AM1.48m
5:14PM1.65m
8:14AM1.54m
6:36PM1.60m
Low Tide
11:51PM0.27m
11:53AM1.23m
00:56AM0.30m
1:22PM1.14m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
17
16
14
13
12
11
11
13
12
12
10
9
9
10
10
12
12
12
13
12
Feels °C
14
12
11
12
11
10
10
12
10
10
9
7
8
8
8
10
9
10
11
9
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