Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
14.1°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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 4PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (27 Sep)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (27 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
13
1.1
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
0.9
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
16
2.4
NW
15
3
NW
14
1.5
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
1.5
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
13
1.4
WNW
13
1.8
NW
13
2.2
NW
13
2.3
NW
13
2.1
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
125
251
447
428
340
261
452
788
945
2516
3436
934
1042
934
802
659
659
1067
1607
1791
1471
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
25
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:31PM2.20m
1:13AM1.92m
1:00PM2.27m
2:03AM1.85m
1:34PM2.31m
Low Tide
6:25AM0.32m
7:02PM-0.01m
6:57AM0.46m
7:44PM-0.12m
7:32AM0.63m
8:31PM-0.17m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
14
16
16
13
12
12
12
12
16
18
18
15
15
14
13
14
17
19
19
17
17
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
10
9
10
10
9
12
12
12
10
12
11
10
11
13
14
14
14
14
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