Domes (Rincon) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for the next couple of weeks at Domes (Rincon). To be brutally honest, it’s looking like a pretty quiet period overall. The water is sitting at a warm 86°F which is about average for this time of year, so at least it'll be a nice paddle.

We kick things off on Monday the 31st of August with the best of a pretty flat bunch. We’ve got a tiny 2ft NE windswell pushing through, with a 9-second period, and the energy is weak at just (71). The saving grace is a gentle offshore SSE breeze, keeping things clean and lined up. It's surfable, but only just. The early morning session will be your best bet before the arvo risk of thunderstorms moves in.

From Tuesday the 1st of September through to Monday the 7th of September, it’s pretty grim. We’re looking at a solid week of tiny, weak swell and mostly onshore or cross-shore winds. There are a few glassy mornings in there, like Wednesday the 2nd and Friday the 4th, but with wave heights barely hitting 1ft and very low energy (7 to 24), you’ll be doing more floating than surfing. The combination is just too small and weak to recommend getting wet for.

Things get a little more interesting in the second week. Tuesday the 9th of September, the swell direction swings to a cleaner N, and by the afternoon we see a little pulse of energy at (71). It’s still only 2ft, but the period is a decent 11 seconds and it goes glassy. This is a potential sneaky late arvo session if you’re desperate.

The standout, if you can call it that, arrives on Thursday the 10th of September. The swell bumps up to 2ft from the N with a 10-second period, and the combined energy finally pushes into moderate territory at (121). However, the wind is onshore from the NW, so it’s going to be a mess. This is the biggest swell of the window, but the quality is going to be poor. It’s honestly more interesting for the kite crews than a paddle surfer.

Friday the 11th of September morning is the best opportunity in the entire two weeks. We get a glassy 2ft N swell, 10-second period, with decent energy (81). It's still not pumping, but that’s the cleanest, most user-friendly wave we’re going to find. Get it early, because the arvo gets choppy. After that, the last few days of the outlook just fade away again into tiny mush.

So, bottom line: there's no proper swell on the horizon. The best on offer is the early Monday the 31st session for tiny, clean waves, or the glassy window on the morning of Friday the 11th. It's going to be a long wait for anything with a bit of push.

Rusty.

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