Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (1.8m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 7AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (25 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (25 Sep)6ft (1.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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)
2
3
4
3
2
3
2
4
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
10
2.5
WNW
10
2.1
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.8
W
10
1.7
NW
10
1.8
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.2
NW
7
1.2
NNW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
598
1106
739
614
600
524
515
612
573
482
423
371
406
614
614
453
305
223
147
123
393
731
666
394
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
S
5
N
5
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
15
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:38AM1.97m
11:42PM1.96m
12:03PM2.09m
00:27AM1.96m
12:31PM2.20m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.13m
5:44PM0.34m
5:53AM0.20m
6:22PM0.15m
6:25AM0.32m
7:02PM-0.01m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
11
16
17
17
15
13
12
11
11
15
16
17
13
12
Feels °C
15
15
15
15
12
11
11
11
10
9
8
13
12
13
13
12
11
9
8
12
10
11
8
8
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