Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
10.6° C
2.7° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 8PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (19 Jul)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
8
0.9
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
477
532
532
505
434
346
355
333
341
284
299
362
367
367
302
251
245
239
217
214
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:35PM2.03m
4:42AM1.55m
5:17PM2.02m
5:57AM1.37m
6:00PM2.01m
Low Tide
11:00PM0.47m
10:40AM0.39m
00:06AM0.41m
11:23AM0.66m
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clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:47
8:47
8:46
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
15
14
13
14
15
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
17
16
17
16
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
13
14
15
17
16
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
17
16
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