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Lat Long: 18.34° N 67.26° W

Little Malibu (Rincon) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Little Malibu (Rincon) sea temperature is
29.8°C
1.3° 

Little Malibu (Rincon) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Little Malibu (Rincon) today (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Malibu (Rincon) at 1PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s

Table - waves today at Little Malibu (Rincon). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
14
1.7
NNW
13
1.8
NNW
12
1.8
NNW
12
1.6
NNW
12
1.6
N
12
1.6
N
12
1.5
N
11
1.5
N
11
1.4
N
11
1.2
N
11
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
1
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
1
NNW
10
1
NNW
10
1
NNW
10
1
NNW
10
1
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
790
968
931
901
755
711
687
553
543
459
350
191
184
200
204
173
191
222
227
231
227
218
176
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SE
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
S
25
S
20
S
15
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
S
25
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:49AM0.31m
4:24PM0.45m
4:48AM0.35m
5:06PM0.44m
5:40AM0.40m
5:46PM0.43m
Low Tide
9:30AM0.17m
11:10PM0.19m
10:39AM0.18m
11:39PM0.17m
11:43AM0.18m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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1
7
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Temp °C
26
27
28
28
28
28
27
26
26
26
29
29
29
28
27
26
26
27
28
26
26
27
26
Feels °C
28
30
31
30
30
31
30
29
29
29
32
29
30
30
30
29
30
31
32
26
29
29
29
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