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Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.8° 

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 (08 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Nov, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 16s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 6AM is: 5.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 9.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Nov)18ft (5.5m)16s
Afternoon (08 Nov)18ft (5.5m)16s
Evening (08 Nov)16ft (5.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
5
9
!
8
9
9
8
8
7
4
3
0
0
0
2
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
5
W
16
5.5
W
16
5.5
W
16
5
W
16
5
W
16
5
WNW
15
4.5
WNW
14
4
W
14
3
W
14
3
W
13
2.2
W
13
2
W
13
1.8
W
13
2.5
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
14
3
W
14
3.5
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
14
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
3
WNW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3512
3956
10788
15747
14450
13243
12880
10979
8725
5606
3220
2723
1684
1376
1121
2466
2873
2830
2833
2904
3735
3777
4007
3834
3451
2951
2951
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
N
5
N
10
NW
10
NNW
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SE
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:55PM1.75m
10:10AM2.29m
11:41PM1.76m
10:40AM2.27m
00:25AM1.76m
11:11AM2.24m
1:08AM1.74m
Low Tide
4:11AM0.75m
5:10PM-0.19m
4:48AM0.88m
5:47PM-0.22m
5:24AM0.98m
6:23PM-0.20m
6:00AM1.06m
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:01
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 mm
11
2
1
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6
4
3
2
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1
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Temp °C
14
15
14
15
15
15
14
13
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
12
15
13
14
13
13
13
11
12
12
12
10
9
11
12
14
13
15
14
14
16
14
14
12
12
12
11
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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