Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.2° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 5AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (09 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
2
3
2
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
NW
8
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
1
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
293
297
257
229
177
181
184
296
427
305
312
312
309
434
419
748
666
540
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
5
N
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:09PM2.22m
11:28AM1.92m
11:04PM2.22m
12:02PM2.03m
Low Tide
5:02AM-0.22m
5:08PM0.52m
5:43AM-0.17m
5:56PM0.34m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:36
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
19
20
20
24
23
23
20
19
18
17
18
20
20
19
17
15
Feels °C
20
19
18
18
18
22
20
21
19
18
17
15
17
18
18
16
15
13
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