Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 11AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (08 Aug)8ft (2.5m)7s
Evening (08 Aug)8ft (2.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
3
NW
7
3
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
3
NW
7
3.5
NW
8
3
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
7
2
NNW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
3
NW
7
3
NW
8
3
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
133
132
149
192
604
992
837
450
323
277
303
362
869
1297
1086
656
504
406
340
394
843
1103
1028
674
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
15
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:31AM1.44m
8:02PM2.26m
10:32AM1.56m
9:09PM2.34m
11:20AM1.68m
10:10PM2.40m
Low Tide
2:38AM-0.05m
1:45PM1.09m
3:41AM-0.21m
3:04PM1.04m
4:36AM-0.35m
4:11PM0.92m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:27
8:25
8:24
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
15
19
22
22
19
15
14
15
17
20
22
22
19
18
16
16
18
23
24
23
20
17
Feels °C
13
11
13
16
17
17
15
13
12
12
14
15
16
15
13
14
12
12
14
18
17
15
14
15
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