Rainbow Rocks Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's coming up at Rainbow Rocks over the next couple of weeks. To be straight with you, it's not a classic run—most days you'll be looking at marginal conditions with a lot of cross-shore wind and small, mixed-up swell. But there are a couple of windows where things line up nicely and you can score some clean, long-period lines.

Right from the start, Tuesday 14th and Wednesday 15th are pretty weak—morning swells around 2 ft from the SSW with a long 13-19 second period, but the wind is cross-shore and the energy is low so it's more of a paddling tune-up than anything exciting. Thursday 16th stays small and cross-onshore. Friday 17th sees the swell building but it's still messy.

The first real standout hits Saturday 18th morning. The swell picks up to 3 ft from the WNW—that's right in the optimum direction for this spot—with a 16-second groundswell period. Combined energy is solid. Winds are cross-offshore from the NW at 12 mph, keeping the surface clean. The break's a beach and reef setup, and with that long period it'll have some real push. That morning session is your best bet in the first week. The afternoon gets bigger with a 10 ft NW swell, but that's short period (8 sec) and only for experts—and with 19 mph gusts it'll be a handful.

Sunday 19th stays big with 6-7 ft NW swells, still cross-off but period drops to 8 sec, so not as good shape.

Then we hit a quieter middle period. Monday 20th and Tuesday 21st are back to marginal 2 ft stuff. But Wednesday 22nd morning is another standout—expect good surf conditions with glassy winds, a 2 ft SW swell at 15 seconds, and moderate energy. That's the cleanest you'll see all week, even though the swell is small. If you want smooth, lined-up waves without any chop, that's your window.

Thursday 23rd through Friday 24th stay small and cross-shore, nothing to write home about.

The last weekend—Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th—sees a return of long-period SW groundswell (20-22 seconds) with moderate energy. Winds are cross-offshore from the NNW, clean. Swell heights are only 2-3 ft, so it's not a big-wave day, but that super long period means the waves will have plenty of juice for a reef break. Sunday 26th morning has 3 ft at 20 seconds—could be fun if you time it right, but remember, long-period swells tend to break straight on beach breaks; at Rainbow's reef sections it should wrap in nicely.

After that, Monday 27th through Wednesday 29th fades back to marginal cross-shore conditions with smaller SW swells.

So to sum it up: Saturday 18th morning is your top pick—WNW swell, clean, decent size. And Wednesday 22nd morning for a glassy, small-wave session. The rest is mostly a scratch or a gamble. Keep an eye on the long-period stuff around the 25th-26th, but it's a week and a half out, so don't bet the farm on it yet.

Stay stoked,
Rusty

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