Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
14.4°C
2.3° 

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 (14 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 2AM is: 8.0m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)21ft (6.5m)17s
Afternoon (14 Nov)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (14 Nov)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
0
4
6
8
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
8.5
W
19
8.5
W
19
8
W
18
7.5
W
18
7
W
17
6.5
W
17
5.5
W
16
4.5
WNW
16
3.5
WNW
15
3
WNW
14
4
W
13
4
W
13
4
W
13
5
W
14
6
W
17
6
W
16
6
W
16
6
W
16
6
W
16
5.5
W
16
5.5
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
49533
51053
44573
34772
28415
22054
16229
9510
5915
4178
5211
4868
5623
8981
19958
19912
19755
18844
17348
15883
14823
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
45
S
45
S
35
S
20
WSW
5
S
10
S
10
SW
10
S
10
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:30AM1.60m
1:36PM1.89m
4:25AM1.58m
2:26PM1.76m
5:17AM1.61m
Low Tide
8:23PM0.01m
8:05AM1.21m
9:10PM0.10m
9:05AM1.23m
9:59PM0.18m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
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7:05
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7:05
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7:07
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4:57
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4:55
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4:54
 mm
4
3
3
2
1
1
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3
7
15
3
1
1
1
1
2
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1
4
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
12
13
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
9
11
11
10
9
9
8
7
8
5
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