Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.1° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 1PM is: 0.7m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (05 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (05 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.7
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.6
SSW
19
0.6
SW
19
1.1
WNW
11
0.7
SW
18
1.4
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
211
211
225
259
221
214
206
206
202
202
251
286
204
260
256
248
299
275
338
957
1001
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNE
15
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
N
0
NNE
0
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
8:52AM1.69m
7:54PM1.93m
9:37AM1.82m
9:06PM1.94m
10:15AM1.95m
10:08PM1.96m
Low Tide
2:11PM0.94m
2:57AM-0.01m
3:20PM0.71m
3:47AM0.02m
4:15PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
19
19
19
17
16
16
17
17
20
21
20
17
16
16
17
17
19
20
18
16
15
Feels °C
14
17
17
17
16
15
15
16
16
18
18
18
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
16
15
15
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