Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.6° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 2AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (25 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (25 Sep)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
1
1
2
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
10
1.2
NW
10
1.7
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.1
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.8
W
10
1.8
NW
10
1.9
NW
9
2
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
2.3
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
377
304
598
1106
739
614
600
573
562
621
514
470
371
364
385
574
582
372
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
10
S
0
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
25
NNW
25
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
N
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
10:59PM1.94m
11:38AM1.97m
11:42PM1.96m
12:03PM2.09m
Low Tide
5:06PM0.53m
5:23AM0.13m
5:44PM0.34m
5:53AM0.20m
6:22PM0.15m
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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 mm
2
13
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Temp °C
15
13
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
16
17
17
14
12
Feels °C
11
11
13
13
14
14
13
11
10
11
10
9
9
13
12
13
11
11
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