Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
12.6°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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 4PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (03 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
9
1.4
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
1.3
NW
7
0.7
SW
14
1.4
NW
7
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1.6
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.8
NNW
7
1.1
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
316
288
297
314
247
228
220
262
269
287
251
255
198
159
197
203
208
211
227
330
352
294
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:36AM1.53m
5:07PM2.02m
7:53AM1.58m
6:31PM1.95m
8:52AM1.69m
7:54PM1.93m
Low Tide
11:09AM1.13m
00:47AM-0.02m
12:45PM1.09m
1:57AM-0.02m
2:11PM0.94m
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
19
19
19
17
17
17
17
18
20
20
19
18
18
18
17
18
20
21
20
18
16
Feels °C
14
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
19
18
17
16
17
15
16
18
19
18
17
15
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