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Little Rincon in Ventura is a fairly exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the east northeast. Groundswells are more common than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west northwest. A right hand reef. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Take care to avoid the rocks.

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Overall Little 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 Little Rincon:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Hobson County Park	1 mi
Second closest break	Hobson's	2 mi
Third closest break	La Conchita Beach	2 mi
Fourth closest break	Faria	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Rincon 2	2 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Little Rincon:
Closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	24 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	48 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Santa Barbara Buoy	58 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	64 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Santa Maria Buoy	88 mi
Tide stations nearest to Little Rincon:
Closest tide station	Rincon Island, Mussel Shoals, California	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Rincon Island, California	1 mi
Third closest tide station	Rincon Island, California (2)	1 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Ventura, California	11 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Santa Barbara, Pacific Ocean, California	14 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Little Rincon:
Closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	100 mi
Second closest ski area	Sunrise Ski Area (United States)	100 mi
Third closest ski area	Mountain High resort (United States)	101 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Alta Sierra at Shirley Meadows (United States)	106 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	138 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Little Rincon:
Closest city location	Carpinteria (United States)	6 mi
Second closest city location	Oak View (United States)	9 mi
Third closest city location	Toro Canyon (United States)	9 mi
Fourth closest city location	Summerland (United States)	10 mi
Fifth closest city location	Mira Monte (United States)	11 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Little Rincon is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD) in USA, 39 km (24 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Little Rincon is Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR), also in USA, 101 km (63 miles) away.
• Third is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in USA, 106 km (66 miles) away.
• Vandenberg Afb (Lompoc) Airport (VBG) in USA is 112 km (70 miles) away.
• Jack Northrop Fld Hawthorne Muni Airport (HHR), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Little Rincon and is 113 km (70 miles) away.