Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.7° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 8AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (10 Oct)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (10 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s

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 9°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
1
2
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
NW
7
2
NNW
8
2
NW
8
1.9
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
2.5
NW
9
2.4
NW
9
2
NNW
9
1.9
NW
9
2.2
NW
9
1.2
WNW
21
2.2
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
3
NW
8
1.5
WNW
19
1.4
WNW
19
1.2
WNW
18
1.4
WNW
18
1.5
WNW
18
1.5
WNW
17
1.4
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
463
567
558
599
872
1058
989
651
599
818
1230
801
826
1159
1631
1388
887
1165
1393
1361
1029
991
978
1107
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
30
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
15
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:52PM1.93m
11:51AM2.23m
00:40AM1.89m
12:20PM2.24m
1:26AM1.83m
12:49PM2.22m
Low Tide
5:45AM0.35m
6:26PM-0.06m
6:19AM0.51m
7:05PM-0.12m
6:53AM0.68m
7:43PM-0.13m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
11
10
9
15
15
15
12
10
9
9
9
15
17
17
13
11
10
10
10
15
16
15
13
12
Feels °C
5
5
4
9
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
9
10
10
7
6
5
6
6
11
10
9
9
9
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