Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
12.4° C
1.0° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 10PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (12 Jul)7ft (2.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
3
2
3
3
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
6
2.2
NW
6
2.1
NW
6
1.8
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
0.6
SSW
13
1.4
NW
6
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SW
19
1.8
NW
6
2.3
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.4
NNW
7
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1.8
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
266
374
374
475
336
283
244
214
233
270
120
147
156
154
137
133
239
471
460
352
170
194
194
271
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross
High Tide
11:36AM1.62m
10:15PM2.49m
12:24PM1.72m
11:10PM2.53m
1:09PM1.80m
00:04AM2.51m
Low Tide
4:12PM0.98m
5:40AM-0.58m
5:12PM0.91m
6:29AM-0.64m
6:09PM0.81m
7:14AM-0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:52
8:52
8:51
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
14
13
15
15
16
17
15
14
14
13
14
15
17
17
15
14
12
11
13
14
Feels °C
14
12
13
14
13
11
14
13
13
14
12
12
13
12
13
12
14
13
12
13
12
10
12
11
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