Domes (Rincon) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's get into it.

First up, the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat for most of the run. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing special on the cards. For Domes at Rincon, we’re looking at a whole bunch of days with tiny, weak swell and not much to get excited about. The water temp is sitting at 85°, which is about what you’d expect for this time of year.

Right from Tuesday the 15th, it’s barely a ripple. We’re talking knee-high stuff at best, with energy reading just 3 early on. That pattern holds through Wednesday, Thursday, and into the weekend. There’s some glassy moments on Thursday afternoon and Saturday morning which would be lovely if there was any wave to surf, but there just isn’t. This flat spell runs all the way through to around the 25th of September. That’s a solid ten days of nothing doing.

Now, where it gets interesting is the very end of the month. The standout window starts shaping up from Sunday the 27th. By that Sunday afternoon, we finally see some life, with a chest-high NNW swell hitting 4ft. The energy jumps right up to 435 and the wind goes glassy. That’s a genuine spark.

The best of the whole period, though, is Monday the 28th. That’s the one to circle. Morning session at Domes will see a 5ft swell from the NNW, with a moderate energy reading of 556 and clean, cross-off winds. The wave period sits at 11 seconds, giving it some proper shape and punch. That's going to be a proper point break session. The afternoon has similar size but switches to a north direction and wind picks up a bit. For the true standout, hit the Monday morning.

Tuesday the 29th holds onto some solid 4ft north swell, but the southerly wind gets a bit strong in the afternoon. By Wednesday the 30th, we get a clean offshore breeze from the SE with 4ft of north swell, keeping things fun but easing off a little. That whole end-of-month window is the only real surf on offer.

So, to put it simply: the first ten days are a write-off for any real surf. The action kicks off on Sunday the 27th, and Monday the 28th morning is the absolute pick of the bunch. Don’t sleep on that one.

Stay patient, Rusty.

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