Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.1° C
0.3° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 6AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
3
3
2
3
3
2
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NW
6
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
1.3
NW
9
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SW
19
1.8
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
2
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.4
NNW
7
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1.8
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
316
412
304
262
219
214
208
251
120
120
156
154
137
133
239
403
363
295
165
194
194
267
439
625
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
0
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:15PM2.49m
12:24PM1.72m
11:10PM2.53m
1:09PM1.80m
00:04AM2.51m
1:52PM1.87m
Low Tide
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
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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
16
14
14
13
15
16
17
17
16
14
14
14
15
16
18
17
15
15
13
13
14
17
19
18
Feels °C
13
12
13
11
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
12
13
12
13
14
15
14
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