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Rainbow Rocks surfForecast / Oregon South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 16 Feb 2026 PST
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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
11.8° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 12PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 2.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (16 Feb)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (16 Feb)8ft (2.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
0
0
0
0
4
4
5
6
7
7
6
6
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
WNW
2
WNW
2.1
NW
2.3
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
4.5
WNW
4
WNW
4
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313131312121010111212121313131313131313121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)142213801435181914131403137913842181349542374728521654715733613663735882523643983701273921681656
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
W
20
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
30
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
15
S
15
S
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:29PM
1.78
10:26AM
2.21
11:54PM
1.87
11:07AM
2.21
12:20AM
1.98
11:49AM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:38AM
0.91
5:24PM
-0.15
5:19AM
0.76
5:54PM
-0.13
6:00AM
0.62
6:25PM
-0.05
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise---7:11-------7:09-------7:09----
Sunset-----5:50-------5:52-------5:52--
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light rain
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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Rain (mm)
1-211113522222211-------
Temp. °C10109688666666665432257765
Feels °C (?)8861422-1-2-1012210-1-2-223331
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