Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
14.1° 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 2AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (13 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
1.3
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
714
415
317
292
301
316
436
494
410
240
248
245
245
242
181
179
146
193
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NE
0
N
5
NE
0
NW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:59PM2.40m
1:16PM1.99m
00:49AM2.29m
1:52PM2.06m
Low Tide
6:03PM0.62m
6:51AM-0.40m
6:55PM0.48m
7:29AM-0.27m
7:45PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:19
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
14
14
15
16
17
17
15
13
13
13
14
15
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
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