Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
10.6° C
2.7° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 6AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)6ft (1.8m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jul)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (19 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
7
2.1
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.9
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2.3
NW
8
2.1
NW
8
0.9
SW
17
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
521
469
385
339
369
413
560
603
649
546
452
427
437
373
333
277
299
362
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
0
NE
0
NNW
0
NE
0
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
0
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
NNW
0
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:38AM1.78m
4:35PM2.03m
4:42AM1.55m
5:17PM2.02m
Low Tide
9:57PM0.52m
10:00AM0.12m
11:00PM0.47m
10:40AM0.39m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:49
8:47
8:47
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
17
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
15
13
14
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
13
15
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