Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
11.7°C
0.9° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 10PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.7
SW
18
1.7
NW
8
0.9
WNW
16
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SW
17
1.1
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
15
1.1
WNW
14
1.1
WNW
14
1.2
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
546
446
281
250
239
334
368
381
312
318
387
381
424
530
522
508
501
530
578
545
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
NE
10
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
N
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
0
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
N
5
ENE
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:46AM2.40m
1:12AM1.87m
12:22PM2.45m
2:04AM1.84m
1:03PM2.45m
Low Tide
6:43PM-0.34m
6:26AM0.76m
7:28PM-0.42m
7:08AM0.87m
8:17PM-0.43m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:43
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7:43
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6:19
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6:17
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6:15
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 mm
1
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1
2
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Temp °C
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
10
10
9
9
9
12
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
12
12
11
9
9
8
8
10
8
8
6
7
6
6
6
10
10
10
8
8
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