Domes (Rincon) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, and I've run the numbers for the next couple of weeks. I gotta be straight with you – it's a rough stretch coming up. We've got a blank run on our hands, and for this break, that's just how it is sometimes. The swell window is just not cooperating, and the energy's barely registering. The first real chance of a wave doesn't come around until late in the window, so be patient.

Let's get into it. The early part of this outlook is a total write-off. From Wednesday the 22nd all the way through to Tuesday the 4th of August, it’s a surf desert. Days and days of tiny, weak swell with combined energy barely scraping into double digits most of the time – we’re talking numbers like 29 and 33 to start, and then just dropping into the single digits. It’s anemic. The water temp is sitting around 84°F, which is pretty normal for this time of year, about 1°F warmer than average, so at least it’s comfortable for a swim.

There are a few isolated mornings in there, like Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th of July, where the wind goes glassy or light offshore, but the swell is just too small – 2ft to 3ft. You might get a fun little 2ft wave if you’re a beginner on a foamie when it’s glassy, but it’s not really a surf. The swell direction is all over the place from NNE to NE, which isn't what Domes (Rincon) likes. It wants a good NNW swell. The periods are short, 6 to 8 seconds, so no real power behind it.

Then we hit a period from the 1st to the 4th of August where it’s genuinely microscopic – 0.3ft to 1ft. The combined energy drops to 2 or 3. That's not surf, that's barely a ripple.

Now, the only window that has any pulse at all arrives on Wednesday the 6th of August. The morning shows a tiny 1ft from the NNE, but the afternoon is the one to watch. We see a jump to 3ft from the NE, with a combined energy of 49. The wind is a cross-off from the ENE at 9 mph, which will keep the surface clean. It’s still a small wave, not a standout by any means, but it’s the only bump on the horizon. If you’re desperate and have a longboard, that Wednesday afternoon on the 6th might give you a few clean, rideable little peelers.

Other than that single, late afternoon window, there’s nothing to recommend. It’s a long, flat spell. Stay tuned, because forecasts can change, but for now, I’d find something else to do.

Rusty.

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