Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
10.8° C
2.5° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 7AM is: 0.9m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)7ft (2.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
18
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
17
0.9
WNW
17
2.4
NW
7
2.4
NW
7
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
16
2.3
NW
7
2.5
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
333
413
428
423
428
522
486
501
505
457
457
452
446
362
357
537
724
549
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:48AM2.25m
3:14PM1.98m
2:42AM2.03m
3:55PM2.01m
Low Tide
8:00PM0.64m
8:40AM-0.37m
8:57PM0.57m
9:21AM-0.15m
9:57PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:50
8:49
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
13
12
14
15
18
18
16
14
13
13
15
16
18
18
15
13
Feels °C
12
11
12
11
14
12
14
14
14
14
12
12
14
14
16
15
13
13
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