Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.4° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 2PM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
3
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
2
2
3
0
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
1.8
NW
7
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SSW
14
1.8
NW
6
2.4
NW
7
2.3
NNW
7
1.9
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
532
525
525
519
512
419
353
334
330
330
330
330
279
272
272
272
211
178
239
525
493
342
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
0
N
5
N
5
N
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
3:02PM2.11m
3:22AM1.73m
3:37PM2.08m
4:22AM1.55m
4:14PM2.02m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.17m
9:25PM0.29m
9:17AM0.43m
10:19PM0.30m
9:53AM0.68m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:13
 mm
Temp °C
15
17
18
18
17
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
13
13
13
14
16
18
18
18
14
Feels °C
15
16
16
15
16
15
14
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
16
15
16
14
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Rainbow Rocks surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest