Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
11.9°C
0.9° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 12PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (22 Oct)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
7
1.2
NW
7
0.9
NW
13
1.2
WNW
11
1.8
NW
11
2.4
NW
6
2.3
NW
6
2.4
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
1.9
NW
8
1.5
NW
10
2.4
NW
10
2.5
NW
8
2.5
NW
9
2.1
NW
10
2
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
1.1
NW
10
1.5
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
145
147
230
347
851
437
427
728
1040
815
485
398
1254
871
928
869
800
676
676
576
520
229
216
164
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
25
N
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
9:50AM1.88m
9:51PM1.71m
10:16AM2.02m
10:43PM1.78m
10:44AM2.17m
Low Tide
3:21AM0.31m
4:02PM0.53m
3:58AM0.35m
4:42PM0.27m
4:34AM0.43m
5:21PM0.03m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
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clear
cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
12
11
11
13
14
15
13
11
10
9
8
12
16
16
13
10
10
9
9
14
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
11
10
9
11
10
9
8
5
4
4
3
7
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
11
10
11
10
10
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