Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
11.8°C
0.8° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 11AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (24 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (24 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon morning).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.9
NW
10
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1.2
NW
10
1
NW
9
1
NW
9
1.2
NW
11
1.6
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
2.2
NW
11
2.3
NW
12
2.2
NW
11
2
WNW
11
2.1
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
12
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
759
730
676
576
520
701
204
168
257
170
170
332
488
672
1131
1472
1213
938
831
1678
1479
1480
1133
708
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:44AM2.17m
11:32PM1.83m
11:13AM2.30m
00:22AM1.87m
11:46AM2.40m
Low Tide
4:34AM0.43m
5:21PM0.03m
5:10AM0.53m
6:01PM-0.18m
5:47AM0.64m
6:43PM-0.34m
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7
8
3
5
6
4
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Temp °C
10
9
9
13
13
13
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
6
5
5
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
9
10
11
10
9
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