Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
11.4° C
2.3° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 4AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (04 Aug)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.2
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1415
897
650
527
497
571
502
530
533
507
437
437
373
373
333
270
181
143
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NE
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
SE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
N
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:53AM1.59m
4:17PM2.08m
5:03AM1.44m
4:59PM2.12m
Low Tide
10:07PM0.46m
9:46AM0.46m
11:07PM0.36m
10:26AM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:34
8:31
8:30
 mm
Temp °C
21
17
15
16
18
20
20
17
14
15
16
16
17
17
17
16
14
15
Feels °C
17
15
14
14
16
18
18
16
14
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
14
15
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