Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Issued: 4 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is

13.7°C

Rainbow Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 1AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	13s
Evening (29 Sep)	8ft (2.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).
	Mon 28				Tuesday 29								Wednesday 30
	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)	2	3	3	4	4	3	3	1	1	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 15	NW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	WNW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	840	2936	934	1042	934	710	659	659	1242	1819	1892	1764	1359	1243	1064	1047	1324	1943	1617	411
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	N	N	NNE	N	N	NW	NW	NNW	N	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	1:00PM2.27m					2:03AM1.85m			1:34PM2.31m					2:57AM1.75m				2:13PM2.30m
Low Tide			7:44PM-0.12m				7:32AM0.63m					8:31PM-0.17m				8:11AM0.79m				9:23PM-0.16m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	7:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	15	15	14	14	14	17	19	18	16	16	15	15	15	20	21	21	18	17
Feels °C	13	12	11	12	11	11	11	13	14	13	13	14	13	13	13	17	15	15	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 15	SW 16	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 15	SW 15	SW 17	SW 16	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 11
kJ	840	306	934	1042	934	710	659	659	139	139	330	302	1359	1243	1064	1047	201	198	239	411
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 20	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 15	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	S 13	SSW 13	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 12	SW 12	S 12	SW 15
kJ	310	60	206	206	161	179	77	152	111	152	29	33	248	248	248	203	23	23	11	229
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	SW 19	WNW 7	WNW 7	WNW 7	SW 18	SW 15	SSW 13	SSW 13	—	S 11	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	SW 20	WNW 8
kJ	29	29	59	29	19	16	111	104	35	56	—	2	30	30	30	13	12	12	15	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	NW 14	NW 6	NNW 6	NNW 5	NNW 5	NW 4	NW 7	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	—	—	—	—	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 7
kJ	240	2936	293	90	44	28	20	44	1242	1819	1892	1764	—	—	—	—	1324	1943	1617	305
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Westport-The Cove Washington	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	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Bolinas Jetty CAL - Marin County	The Rivermouth CAL - Santa Cruz	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	South Beach CAL - Del Norte County	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Gale Point CAL - Humboldt	Gold Bluffs Beach CAL - Humboldt	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	2	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	34	538	34	20	20	20	20	34	484	601	34	20	20	20	20	39	432	230	77	20
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Rating (10 max)				4	4	3	3	4				5	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Maili Cloudbreak HAW - Oahu	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Tennis Courts HAW - Oahu	Boners CAL - San Luis Obispo	Kahului Harbor HAW - Maui	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	The Patch CAL - Marin County	Pipeline HAW - Oahu	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Mouse Rock CAL - San Luis Obispo	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef Oregon North	Ghost Tree CAL - Monterey	Rockaway CAL - San Mateo	Doran Beach CAL - Sonoma	Cojo CAL - Santa Barbara	Tarantulas CAL - Santa Barbara	Andrew Molera State Park CAL - Monterey
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Airport Rights New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ouano Lefts New Caledonia	Fish Boma South Africa	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland	Easky Left Ireland
Rating (10 max)	6	4	5	5	6	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	9	9	9

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