Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 8AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am 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)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (12 Jul)7ft (2.1m)6s
Evening (12 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
2
NW
6
2.2
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
1.2
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
2.3
NW
7
2
NW
7
1.5
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
507
450
441
459
286
374
398
220
359
283
219
214
257
123
120
120
156
156
102
133
239
458
342
164
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:36AM1.62m
10:15PM2.49m
12:24PM1.72m
11:10PM2.53m
1:09PM1.80m
Low Tide
4:49AM-0.45m
4:12PM0.98m
5:40AM-0.58m
5:12PM0.91m
6:29AM-0.64m
6:09PM0.81m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:52
8:52
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
16
17
18
17
16
14
13
13
14
16
16
17
16
14
13
13
15
16
18
17
17
14
Feels °C
13
12
14
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
14
13
14
13
13
12
11
14
13
14
13
14
13
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