Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
11.7° C
1.7° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 10AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SW
26
0.6
SW
26
0.4
SW
26
0.4
SW
26
0.6
SW
24
0.8
SW
24
0.8
SW
24
0.8
SW
24
0.6
SW
24
0.6
SW
23
0.9
SW
22
1.1
SW
21
1.1
SW
21
1
SW
21
1
SW
21
0.9
SW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
166
166
170
229
233
236
236
233
421
421
237
229
448
780
780
661
444
433
770
1015
1167
898
890
749
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
0
WSW
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
High Tide
9:04AM1.31m
7:38PM1.97m
10:19AM1.38m
8:31PM1.98m
11:11AM1.46m
9:22PM2.01m
Low Tide
2:21AM0.25m
1:14PM1.05m
3:20AM0.16m
2:23PM1.14m
4:11AM0.06m
3:27PM1.15m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:44
8:43
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
15
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
14
14
15
14
14
13
14
12
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
12
13
14
15
15
16
15
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