Rainbow Rocks surfForecast / Oregon South / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 01 May 2026 PDT
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Rainbow Rocks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
11.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rainbow Rocks today?

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 2AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (02 May)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NW
12
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
2.3
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
2
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
18
1
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1659
548
477
469
405
289
643
604
530
443
411
438
505
688
827
1010
1076
1114
1223
1676
1303
983
865
852
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
SW
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:01AM2.10m
1:36PM1.63m
00:30AM2.08m
2:18PM1.59m
1:01AM2.03m
3:02PM1.54m
Low Tide
6:08PM0.72m
7:02AM-0.23m
6:41PM0.82m
7:38AM-0.23m
7:14PM0.91m
8:15AM-0.20m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:11
6:09
6:09
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8:15
8:16
8:17
8:19
1
3
1
2
4
Temp °C
12
11
10
10
11
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
8
9
8
7
9
10
10
11
12
10
10
10
12
12
12
10
11
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
13
1.4
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.3
WNW
12
1.2
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
0.3
SW
13
0.9
WNW
11
2
NW
8
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.5
WNW
15
1.6
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
1.7
WNW
14
2.1
WNW
14
1.9
WNW
13
1.7
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
1.6
WNW
13
Energy kJ
27
548
477
469
405
289
28
200
530
443
411
346
346
279
250
1010
1076
1114
1223
1676
1303
983
865
852
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.6
W
9
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
WNW
20
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
18
0.9
WNW
18
1
WNW
16
1.2
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.8
NNW
8
0.9
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
Energy kJ
10
27
27
27
27
59
31
75
140
138
356
438
505
688
827
224
196
161
145
58
85
86
107
88
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
12
0.3
SW
13
0.2
WNW
21
0.3
SW
13
0.4
WNW
19
0.5
WNW
18
0.7
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.6
WNW
11
0.7
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
2
12
12
12
3
27
44
28
125
188
105
91
82
119
156
66
51
69
75
50
81
84
121
86
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NW
12
1.6
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
2.3
NW
8
2.2
NW
8
Energy kJ
1659
196
164
175
236
289
643
604
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
39
20
20
20
20
34
602
77
20
20
20
20
20
32
32
102
20
32
20
20
20
102
32
32
Best forecast wave conditions in South Oregon
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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