Rainbow Rocks surfForecast / Oregon South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 PDT
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Rainbow Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
8.7° C
(Which is 3.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 4AM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)8ft (2.5m)8s
Afternoon (22 May)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (22 May)10ft (3.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.2
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1
WNW
10
1.7
NW
7
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
1
WNW
15
1.2
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1351
941
811
830
830
878
1368
1649
1132
572
403
289
237
196
318
358
358
306
264
330
326
455
568
638
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
5
N
0
NE
5
N
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
NW
5
E
5
N
5
NNW
5
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:18PM1.69m
4:10AM1.90m
6:16PM1.73m
5:23AM1.68m
7:09PM1.80m
6:44AM1.51m
Low Tide
10:33PM0.87m
11:20AM-0.23m
11:54PM0.80m
12:16PM-0.04m
1:15AM0.65m
1:11PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:37
8:37
8:38
Temp °C
16
13
14
14
16
18
18
17
15
11
11
11
12
13
14
13
11
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
10
11
10
13
13
11
11
11
10
11
10
11
10
12
12
10
11
10
10
11
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.9
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
10
1.5
NNW
7
1
WNW
10
0.9
WNW
9
1.8
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NNW
8
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
7
1.2
WNW
15
1.3
WNW
14
Energy kJ
110
113
116
116
122
246
154
154
154
148
127
154
237
196
139
358
358
306
264
236
193
146
568
638
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
19
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
1
WNW
10
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.9
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
16
1
WNW
15
1.1
NW
7
0.9
NNW
7
Energy kJ
96
13
13
13
13
12
112
110
112
110
106
109
183
154
164
139
98
124
96
330
326
455
122
93
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.1
SW
20
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.2
S
12
0.5
SW
15
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
13
15
12
12
12
12
80
79
12
109
12
12
201
201
201
201
96
98
94
75
166
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
3.5
NW
8
3
NW
8
2.2
NNW
8
1.9
NNW
8
1.7
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
1.7
NW
7
Energy kJ
1351
941
811
830
830
878
1368
1649
1132
572
403
289
180
318
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
20
20
20
20
34
367
228
228
34
20
20
20
20
367
34
32
20
20
20
20
32
32
32
32
Best forecast wave conditions in South Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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