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Rainbow Rock, United States

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Near Rainbow Rock. Photo: Dicie Hinaga, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Rainbow Rock

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces SW (239°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (59°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–9 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 34). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 10°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves), and 12°C in August, its warmest (4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually March, April, May and June, with about 1 good days in 7; in January and February, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Brookings, 4.4 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot and 1 wind sports spot.

Water about 12°C: 4/3 or 5/4, boots and gloves. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 10 h 50 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to EUG, direct.

    See flights ORD → EUG · Skyscanner from about £220 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 4 h 30 from the airport to Rainbow Rock.

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  3. Accommodation.

    Stay in BrookingsAd

    Typical prices for a double room that month, not a quote.

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  4. Hire and lessons.

    Surf lessons in Brookings · GetYourGuideAdBoard and wetsuit hire in Brookings · GetYourGuideAd

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct497 ft9 ssoft665kJ13°C
Mon 19Oct496 ft10 scrumbling731kJ12°C
Tue 20Oct577 ft9 ssoft783kJ12°C
Wed 21Oct295 ft7 smushy210kJ14°C
Thu 22Oct174 ft12 scrumbling322kJ13°C
Fri 23Oct265 ft10 scrumbling422kJ13°C
Sat 24Oct164 ft8 smushy191kJ13°C
Sun 25Oct256 ft7 smushy335kJ13°C
Mon 26Oct406 ft7 smushy385kJ13°C
Tue 27Oct224 ft7 smushy167kJ14°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to EUG, then 4h 30 by road. About 10h 50 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf State Line

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 8 ft at 9 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 5 ft at best.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Rest day

    Nothing worth paddling out for: the best window scores 32 of 80.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Rainbow Rock

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Rest day

    Too small: 5 ft at best.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to EUG, then 4h 30 by road. About 10h 50 door to door

The plan picks the best of 4 spots near Brookings each day: Brookings Sporthaven Beach, Mill Beach, Rainbow Rock, State Line.

The trip from Brookings, with every spot near it

Rough cost

About £1,015–£1,835 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to EUG, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£220–£455
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£115–£190
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£1,015–£1,835

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

Places to eat near Brookings

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

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