Surf Forecasts:
El Rincon surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 18 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSW swell with 392 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 18 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for El Rincon this week:
The surf forecast for El Rincon over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 17s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at El Rincon in the next 16 days are 0.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (MST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Tue 18th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for El Rincon over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 92mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 35°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 33°C on Fri afternoon, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 318 | 120 | 268 | 275 | 392 | 242 | 236 | 180 | 163 | 118 | 114 | 72 | 96 | 183 | 198 | 198 | 242 | 215 | 149 | 214 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:14PM1.04m | 11:16AM1.41m | 11:50PM0.87m | 11:32AM1.35m | 11:50AM1.28m | 2:09PM1.21m | 9:17AM1.15m | 4:49PM1.26m | 8:28AM1.16m | 5:49PM1.36m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:34PM0.60m | 4:26AM0.69m | 6:26PM0.66m | 4:01AM0.76m | 9:09PM0.71m | 00:07AM0.58m | 00:35AM0.46m | 12:10PM1.11m | 00:59AM0.35m | 12:30PM1.02m | 1:20AM0.26m | |||||||||
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 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | 6:49 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:44 | — |
mm | — | 7 | 1 | 81 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 35 | 31 | 33 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 |
Feels °C | 37 | 35 | 36 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 318 | 120 | 268 | 275 | 392 | 242 | 236 | 180 | 163 | 118 | 67 | 72 | 72 | 96 | 98 | 123 | 118 | 149 | 149 | 214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSW 17 | NE 5 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 26 | 109 | 14 | 23 | 32 | 45 | 44 | 67 | 74 | 54 | 114 | 65 | 96 | 183 | 198 | 198 | 242 | 215 | 141 | 192 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | S 10 | SSE 11 | — | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 34 | 26 | 3 | 17 | 12 | — | 38 | 16 | 15 | 32 | 50 | 12 | 81 | 38 | 37 | 96 | 82 | 82 | 126 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | — | — | SSW 3 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | SW 3 | — | S 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 4 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 13 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 0 | 291 | 0 | 0 | 403 | 78 | 0 | 77 | 1147 | 0 | 71 | 505 | 0 | 81 | 68 | 0 | 77 | 391 | 0 |
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The above surf forecast table for El Rincon provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at El Rincon can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our El Rincon surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (El Rincon) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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