Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.1°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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 21s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 19s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 7PM is: 1.4m 19s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 2.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)21s
Afternoon (11 Oct)8ft (2.4m)9s
Evening (11 Oct)5ft (1.5m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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)
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
21
2.2
NW
9
2.3
NW
9
3
NW
8
1.5
WNW
19
1.4
WNW
19
1.2
WNW
18
1.4
WNW
18
1.5
WNW
18
1.5
WNW
17
1.4
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
16
1.4
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
16
1.5
WNW
15
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.4
WNW
14
1.3
WNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1230
801
826
1132
1631
1388
832
1165
1393
1361
1029
991
978
1107
1079
834
811
811
811
822
811
662
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
25
N
35
NNW
25
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
10
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
12:20PM2.24m
1:26AM1.83m
12:49PM2.22m
2:12AM1.76m
1:19PM2.16m
Low Tide
6:19AM0.51m
7:05PM-0.12m
6:53AM0.68m
7:43PM-0.13m
7:27AM0.84m
8:22PM-0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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7:26
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6:39
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Temp °C
8
14
17
17
13
11
10
10
10
16
16
15
13
12
11
11
11
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
3
8
11
9
7
6
5
5
6
12
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
12
11
11
13
13
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