Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
15.0° C
1.6° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 7AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (30 Jul)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
SW
14
1.1
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
1.3
WNW
8
1.8
NW
5
2.1
NW
6
2.1
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
525
441
519
506
419
414
362
294
217
217
272
214
214
249
293
214
134
138
136
134
219
168
307
328
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
0
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:08AM2.12m
1:48PM1.74m
00:46AM2.08m
2:15PM1.81m
1:25AM2.01m
2:42PM1.88m
Low Tide
7:12AM-0.21m
7:02PM0.82m
7:42AM-0.17m
7:43PM0.74m
8:11AM-0.08m
8:27PM0.65m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:37
8:36
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
16
18
18
17
14
13
13
14
16
16
17
16
15
14
14
15
18
19
19
17
16
Feels °C
12
12
12
14
14
14
15
12
12
12
13
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
15
16
15
14
12
13
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