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Rainbow Rocks Surf Forecast
/ Oregon South (25 breaks) / Oregon (49 breaks) /
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Rainbow Rocks surfForecast / Oregon South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 26 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
9.7° C
(Which is 2.5°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 8AM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Rainbow Rocks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | |
6211 | 7188 | 7595 | 7844 | 7895 | 6587 | 5968 | 4308 | 3978 | 3418 | 2073 | 2077 | 2450 | 2673 | 2132 | 1433 | 1273 | 1557 | 2193 | 2432 | 2359 | 2541 | 2682 | 2615 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:22AM1.40m | 9:15PM2.02m | 10:27AM1.43m | 9:50PM2.06m | 11:23AM1.48m | 10:22PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:25AM0.24m | 2:52PM0.51m | 4:14AM0.05m | 3:37PM0.67m | 4:56AM-0.09m | 4:20PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:43 | — |
1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | WNW 22 | WNW 20 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 18 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 |
 kJ | 6211 | 7188 | 7595 | 7844 | 7895 | 6587 | 273 | 277 | 3304 | 2751 | 277 | 259 | 188 | 163 | 526 | 784 | 1202 | 939 | 699 | 2432 | 2359 | 2541 | 2682 | 2615 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 16 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 26 | W 24 | WNW 24 | WNW 23 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 459 | 459 | 288 | 335 | 339 | 270 | 119 | 904 | 277 | 277 | 13 | 11 | 54 | 173 | 163 | 163 | 1273 | 1557 | 2193 | 542 | 479 | 398 | 367 | 239 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 151 | — | 119 | 121 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 163 | 163 | 163 | 116 | 116 | 115 | 113 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5968 | 4308 | 3978 | 3418 | 2073 | 2077 | 2450 | 2673 | 2132 | 1433 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 704 | 587 | 411 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 499 | 464 | 230 | 145 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 20 |
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