Domes (Rincon) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the Rincon area over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a tough stretch. The first real whisper of anything rideable doesn’t show up until Monday, the 31st of August, and even then it’s barely a murmur. We’ve got a dry spell from now through to Sunday morning, so don’t bother paddling out just yet.

Come Monday morning, we see a bit of life at Domes (Rincon). It’s small, with a 2ft NE swell, but the wind is offshore from the SE at 12 mph, which will keep things clean. The period is a short 9 seconds, so it’s not gonna have much grunt, and the combined energy is only 79 – weak. It’s surfable, but you’ll be working for every little bump. Monday afternoon stays clean with a cross-offshore breeze, but the swell drops to 2ft.

Tuesday, the 1st of September, you’ll see the ocean go flat as a pancake. We’re talkin’ 1ft NE swell with a period of 5 seconds. The wind goes glassy, but there’s just no water moving. This flat spell sticks around for days. The morning of the 3rd gets a little 0.7ft pulse from the NNE with a longer period of 11 seconds, but it’s so weak the energy is only 18. You’d be better off standin’ on the beach.

The 4th and 5th of September are more of the same – glassy mornings but tiny, tiny waves. Some of the readings are so small the energy is down to single digits, like 2 on the 5th. It’s a proper lull.

We finally get a bit of a pulse on Sunday the 6th. The swell bumps up to 2ft from the NE with a 6-second period and the energy climbs to 31. Still weak, but it’s something. The wind is light and cross-offshore, so it’ll be clean. Then Monday the 7th sees a bit more energy with a 1ft NE swell and a longer 11-second period, pushing the energy to 55. The wind is offshore from the SE at 12 mph, so it’ll be clean. That longer period at Domes, a point break, could actually be a bonus, giving you a bit more shape.

The standout window, if you can call it that, looks to be around Thursday the 10th of September. The morning is glassy, with a 2ft NNE swell, a period of 11 seconds, and the energy finally hits 116 – moderate. That’s the best we’ve got. It’s clean, glassy, and the swell direction matches the optimum for Domes (NNW) as close as it’s gonna get. It’s still small, but for a point break, that long period will help. The afternoon gets a bit messy with a cross-onshore wind.

The following mornings on the 11th and 12th are clean and glassy but the swell drops back down quick. The 13th and 14th are flat again.

So, what’s the call? The best on offer is the Thursday morning, the 10th of September, at Domes. It’s glassy, clean, and has the most energy we’ll see. But don’t expect a world-beater. It’s small, and it’s been a rough run. For the rest of the time, the setup is so weak and clean it honestly looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer. The consistency is not there, but that’s just how it goes sometimes.

Stay patient, check the forecast, and don’t force it.

Rusty.

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