Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.8° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 6AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
15
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
2.1
NW
6
2.3
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
387
463
451
434
422
417
405
405
400
400
301
301
297
297
297
341
444
253
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:38PM2.10m
9:20AM1.54m
7:57PM2.12m
10:11AM1.66m
9:08PM2.18m
Low Tide
2:21AM-0.04m
1:57PM1.08m
3:24AM-0.13m
3:14PM0.93m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:40
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
12
13
15
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
19
20
19
17
16
Feels °C
13
13
12
11
12
14
13
14
13
14
12
12
12
16
15
14
14
14
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