Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
11.2° C
2.1° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 4PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Afternoon (08 Jul)8ft (2.4m)7s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
3
NW
7
3
NW
7
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
3
NW
7
3.5
NW
8
3
NW
7
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
651
547
491
835
883
610
643
539
452
452
859
1176
878
532
436
414
403
398
398
403
398
387
382
272
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:34AM1.32m
6:35PM2.10m
8:06AM1.31m
7:25PM2.20m
9:32AM1.39m
8:20PM2.31m
Low Tide
11:54AM0.64m
1:53AM0.19m
12:51PM0.82m
2:56AM-0.04m
1:58PM0.95m
3:54AM-0.26m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
5:48
5:50
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:54
8:53
8:53
8:52
 mm
Temp °C
12
14
18
18
15
13
12
12
15
17
18
18
16
13
11
11
13
15
17
16
15
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
15
14
12
11
11
10
13
13
13
13
12
12
10
10
11
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
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