Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.6° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 5AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.5
SSW
13
0.7
WNW
10
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
13
0.7
WNW
9
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
1.1
NW
8
1.3
NW
7
2.3
NW
6
2.5
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
104
98
100
98
98
99
99
99
84
95
93
147
174
426
643
635
386
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
SSE
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
25
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
15
N
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:52PM1.85m
9:57AM1.42m
8:00PM1.86m
10:41AM1.49m
9:00PM1.92m
Low Tide
2:44AM0.27m
2:04PM1.20m
3:40AM0.18m
3:13PM1.14m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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>
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:07
8:06
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
14
17
18
17
16
15
14
14
15
20
21
21
19
15
Feels °C
14
14
13
11
13
16
17
16
16
15
13
12
13
16
16
16
17
15
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