Rainbow Rocks Surf Break

Lat Long: 42.07° N 124.32° W

Rainbow Rocks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rainbow Rocks sea temperature is
11.5° C
1.8° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Rainbow Rocks at 2PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (09 Jul)10ft (3.0m)7s
Evening (09 Jul)8ft (2.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
2.5
NW
7
3
NW
7
2.5
NW
7
1
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
15
1.3
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
9
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.8
NW
10
1.7
NW
10
1.6
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
452
452
722
997
708
532
436
414
398
398
398
398
398
387
382
372
272
288
460
573
627
640
546
450
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NW
20
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
5
N
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:06AM1.31m
7:25PM2.20m
9:32AM1.39m
8:20PM2.31m
10:40AM1.51m
9:17PM2.41m
Low Tide
12:51PM0.82m
2:56AM-0.04m
1:58PM0.95m
3:54AM-0.26m
3:07PM1.00m
4:49AM-0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:53
8:53
8:52
8:52
 mm
Temp °C
14
17
18
17
16
13
11
11
13
15
16
16
15
13
13
12
14
16
16
16
15
13
14
14
Feels °C
12
14
13
12
12
12
10
10
12
13
12
13
13
12
13
11
14
14
13
12
12
10
12
12
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