Rainbow Rocks surfForecast / Oregon South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 02 May 2026 PDT
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Rainbow Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
11.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 4PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (02 May)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
2.3
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
18
1
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
15
1.5
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
405
349
667
604
593
470
401
438
505
688
827
1010
956
1114
1223
1336
1028
983
865
852
803
754
634
522
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
5
WNW
10
SSE
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
1:36PM1.63m
00:30AM2.08m
2:18PM1.59m
1:01AM2.03m
3:02PM1.54m
1:34AM1.97m
Low Tide
7:02AM-0.23m
6:41PM0.82m
7:38AM-0.23m
7:14PM0.91m
8:15AM-0.20m
7:49PM0.97m
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:11
6:09
6:09
6:07
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8:16
8:17
8:19
8:20
1
2
1
3
2
5
Temp °C
11
13
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
8
9
11
11
12
11
11
10
12
12
12
11
12
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
12
1.1
WNW
12
0.3
SW
13
0.7
NW
12
2.1
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.5
WNW
15
1.5
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.8
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
12
1.5
WNW
12
1.4
WNW
12
Energy kJ
405
341
28
140
593
470
401
338
338
279
250
1010
956
1114
1223
1336
1028
983
865
852
803
754
634
522
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WNW
9
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
WNW
20
0.7
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
18
1
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.2
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
8
0.7
NNW
9
Energy kJ
27
16
31
75
111
138
356
438
505
688
827
191
196
165
117
86
90
84
104
73
71
58
62
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WNW
21
0.3
SW
13
0.4
WNW
19
0.5
WNW
18
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
3
27
44
28
125
188
105
91
107
119
156
66
51
69
75
58
85
84
121
86
152
166
169
127
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNW
7
1.8
NW
7
2.3
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
Energy kJ
243
349
667
604
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
34
34
34
34
32
20
20
20
20
32
32
20
20
93
20
20
20
32
32
32
20
20
20
20
Best forecast wave conditions in South Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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