Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
11.5°C
1.1° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 11AM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)17s
Afternoon (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (27 Oct)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
2
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.1
SW
16
1.8
NW
13
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
334
368
381
312
328
387
381
424
530
522
508
501
530
578
545
587
1037
532
532
512
523
509
584
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ESE
5
S
5
NNE
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
0
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
N
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:12AM1.87m
12:22PM2.45m
2:04AM1.84m
1:03PM2.45m
3:00AM1.78m
1:49PM2.39m
Low Tide
6:26AM0.76m
7:28PM-0.42m
7:08AM0.87m
8:17PM-0.43m
7:55AM0.97m
9:10PM-0.37m
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:46
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1
1
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Temp °C
11
10
11
11
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
13
14
13
11
10
9
8
8
12
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
9
8
9
10
8
7
7
7
6
6
6
11
10
9
8
8
7
5
5
10
9
10
9
8
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