Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.4° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 11AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (26 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (26 Sep)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
3
3
3
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NW
9
1.8
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
2.1
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
0.6
SSW
13
1.1
NW
7
2
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NNW
7
2
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
0.9
WNW
16
1.3
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
16
2.3
NW
15
3
NW
14
1.6
WNW
14
1.6
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
573
482
398
319
324
444
492
340
262
176
114
125
363
677
711
440
320
452
788
945
2372
3094
1042
1042
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
N
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:42PM1.96m
12:03PM2.09m
00:27AM1.96m
12:31PM2.20m
1:13AM1.92m
1:00PM2.27m
Low Tide
5:53AM0.20m
6:22PM0.15m
6:25AM0.32m
7:02PM-0.01m
6:57AM0.46m
7:44PM-0.12m
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clear
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cloud
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
12
12
16
17
17
15
13
12
12
12
15
16
17
14
13
12
12
12
16
18
18
15
15
Feels °C
11
9
10
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
11
11
12
10
10
9
9
9
12
12
12
10
11
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