Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
13.6°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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 6AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (10 Sep)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (10 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
19
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
0.9
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
0.9
SSW
16
1
SW
16
1.6
NW
10
1
SW
16
1.8
NW
9
1
SW
15
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
427
305
312
312
309
434
419
410
547
540
515
441
489
489
477
589
466
403
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
N
5
N
10
N
5
N
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:04PM2.22m
12:02PM2.03m
11:54PM2.18m
12:35PM2.12m
Low Tide
5:08PM0.52m
5:43AM-0.17m
5:56PM0.34m
6:20AM-0.06m
6:42PM0.19m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:34
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
16
14
14
13
13
15
16
16
13
12
Feels °C
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
12
14
12
12
13
12
12
11
11
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