Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today (16 Jun):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 12PM is: 0.8m 21s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 2.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jun)	3ft (0.9m)	21s
Afternoon (16 Jun)	10ft (3.0m)	7s
Evening (16 Jun)	10ft (3.0m)	7s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).
	Tuesday 16								Wednesday 17								Thursday 18
	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	4	4	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	NW 7	NW 7	NNW 7	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9
Wave Graph
kJ	872	872	756	641	809	992	959	1210	1210	1070	817	804	1299	1962	1805	1431	1254	1104	990	861	842	783	703	719
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NE	SSW	WSW	WSW	W	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	glassy	cross-on	cross
High Tide	00:11AM2.52m					2:15PM1.78m			1:04AM2.44m					3:04PM1.80m			1:58AM2.29m					3:53PM1.83m
Low Tide			7:30AM-0.74m				7:12PM0.84m					8:20AM-0.67m				8:11PM0.81m				9:08AM-0.54m				9:13PM0.77m


	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:54	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	18	20	21	20	18	15	13	15	17	22	23	20	16	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	12	12
Feels °C	15	13	15	15	15	14	13	13	11	13	14	16	16	15	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	13	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9	NW 9
kJ	872	872	756	641	611	627	959	1210	1210	1070	817	671	621	694	790	790	1254	1104	990	861	842	783	703	719
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 14	S 14	S 14	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	284	280	207	192	189	143	130	130	130	128	128	128	92	94	100	103	790	781	772	719	521	508	508	502
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 10	WNW 9	WNW 10	NW 13	W 13	—	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 12	WNW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13
kJ	72	69	31	7	3	—	46	46	15	15	45	45	45	7	7	7	103	101	100	89	85	84	82	82
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NW 6	NW 7	NW 7	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 9	NNW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	193	193	209	376	809	992	946	701	691	634	750	804	1299	1962	1805	1431	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Secrets CAL - Sonoma	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Third Reef CAL - Humboldt	Big Lagoon CAL - Humboldt	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	20	20	20	34	393	228	34	20	20	20	34	228	102	34	20	20	20	20	29	29	29	29	29	20
Best forecast wave conditions in South Oregon																	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian	Cape Sebastian
Rating (10 max)																	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Magics HAW - Big Island	Magics HAW - Big Island	Secrets CAL - Sonoma	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Malibu CAL - LA County	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Church CAL - Orange County	Church CAL - Orange County	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Hobuck/North Coast Washington	Mad River Beach CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Fullers CAL - Monterey	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Church CAL - Orange County	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	La Push Washington	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Luna Park Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Maraa French Polynesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Albatross South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	9	7	9	6	5	5	6	6	6	6

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