Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.3° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 1AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (07 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
2.1
NW
6
2.3
NW
6
1.7
NW
7
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1.3
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
400
400
301
301
297
297
297
341
418
253
207
158
156
141
184
233
293
261
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
N
10
NNE
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
7:57PM2.12m
10:11AM1.66m
9:08PM2.18m
10:52AM1.79m
10:09PM2.22m
Low Tide
3:24AM-0.13m
3:14PM0.93m
4:17AM-0.20m
4:15PM0.73m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:40
7:38
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
18
20
20
18
17
16
15
16
21
21
21
19
19
Feels °C
12
13
11
12
12
15
15
16
15
15
14
13
14
19
18
19
18
18
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