Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Issued: 4 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is

11.0° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 10AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	8s
Evening (20 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20								Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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)	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	1	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 17	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	NW 8	NW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	434	346	326	341	341	284	299	362	367	367	302	255	245	242	220	214	217	272	217	217	188	146	109	101
Wind (km/h)	NE	N	ESE	N	SW	NNW	SE	NW	N	NW	SW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	SSW	NNW	NNW	NNW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy
High Tide		4:42AM1.55m					5:17PM2.02m				5:57AM1.37m				6:00PM2.01m				7:29AM1.29m				6:47PM1.98m
Low Tide				10:40AM0.39m					00:06AM0.41m				11:23AM0.66m				1:15AM0.34m				12:12PM0.89m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:45	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	17	15	15	14	14	14	14	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	16	18	17	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	13	13	14	17	15	15	14	14	14	14	18	17	16	16	16	17	15	16	18	16	17	16	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8	NW 8
kJ	406	346	324	341	341	284	233	233	208	182	182	138	135	135	114	114	99	99	117	104	104	109	109	101
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 15	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 15	S 11	S 10	NW 10
kJ	434	346	326	268	261	255	299	362	367	367	302	255	245	242	220	214	217	272	217	217	188	119	78	82
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	S 12	S 12	WNW 12	WNW 12	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	SSW 15	WNW 10	S 10
kJ	163	160	160	113	102	99	98	67	67	67	66	66	47	47	57	56	119	109	144	139	93	146	69	73
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	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	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	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Garths Reef CAL - Del Norte County	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Cape Sebastian Oregon South	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County	Smith River and Kellogg Rd CAL - Del Norte County
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	2	1	2
Distance (km)	20	20	20	29	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	29	34	29	29	20	29	20	20	34	29	29	20	20
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	2		2	2	2	2	2	2		3	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	5	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	6	8	5	5	5	5

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