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Launched Off a Lip, San Pancho (San Francisco)

9:39 am 8 Oct 2011

20' +, Celestino

10:14 pm 19 Jul 2011


El Rincon ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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El Rincon Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Mexico – Baja Sur)

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Name: El Rincon
Type: -
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: S Offshore Wind: WSW

El Rincon in Baja Sur is a sheltered break. that has quite reliable surf. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Works best in offshore winds from the west southwest. Clean groundswells prevail and the optimum swell angle is from the south.. It very rarely gets crowded here.

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Overall El Rincon Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to El Rincon:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Cabo Pulmo 3 mi
Second closest break Punta Arenas 6 mi
Third closest break Los Frailes 7 mi
Fourth closest break Punta Colorado 9 mi
Fifth closest break Frailes South 9 mi

Wave buoys nearest to El Rincon:

Closest wave buoy San Clemente Basin Buoy 812 mi
Second closest wave buoy Corpus Christi Buoy 833 mi
Third closest wave buoy Tanner Banks Buoy 871 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Santa Monica Basin Buoy 915 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Freeport Buoy 930 mi

Tide stations nearest to El Rincon:

Closest tide station La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico (2) 71 mi
Second closest tide station La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico 73 mi
Third closest tide station La Paz, Baja California Sur, Mexico (3) 73 mi
Fourth closest tide station Topolobampo, Sinaloa, Mexico 149 mi
Fifth closest tide station Topolobampo, Sinaloa, Mexico (2) 149 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to El Rincon:

Closest ski area Mt Lemmon Ski Valley (United States) 625 mi
Second closest ski area Ski Apache (United States) 718 mi
Third closest ski area Sunrise Park Resort (United States) 725 mi
Fourth closest ski area Elk Ridge Ski and Outdoor Recreation (United States) 823 mi
Fifth closest ski area Williams Ski Area (United States) 827 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to El Rincon:

Closest city location San Jose del Cabo (Mexico) 34 mi
Second closest city location Todos Santos (Mexico) 48 mi
Third closest city location Cabo San Lucas (Mexico) 50 mi
Fourth closest city location La Paz (Mexico) 72 mi
Fifth closest city location San Juan de la Costa (Mexico) 101 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to El Rincon is Los Cabos International (San Jose Del Cabo) Airport (SJD) in Mexico, which is 46 km (29 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to El Rincon is General Manuel Marquez De Leon International (La Paz) Airport (LAP), also in Mexico, 114 km (71 miles) away.
El Rincon break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for El Rincon, Mexico - Baja Sur. Use the tab navigation above to view El Rincon sea temperature, El Rincon photographs, El Rincon detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, El Rincon webcams, current wind from Mexico - Baja Sur live weather stations and El Rincon tide predictions. The Mexico swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Mexico and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Mexico wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around El Rincon.