Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Rincon today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Rincon at 10AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Little Rincon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
116 | 123 | 142 | 146 | 67 | 104 | 55 | 74 | 81 | 121 | 125 | 130 | 137 | 138 | 95 | 94 | 85 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:15AM1.01m | 2:17PM1.50m | 4:14AM0.87m | 3:11PM1.46m | 7:35AM0.92m | 4:22PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM0.60m | 9:51PM0.39m | 7:55AM0.78m | 11:27PM0.32m | 8:38AM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
30 | 24 | 24 | 33 | 25 | 28 | 36 | 44 | 49 | 51 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 28 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 29 | 29 | 81 | 81 | 81 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
116 | 123 | 142 | 146 | 67 | 104 | 44 | 74 | 81 | 121 | 125 | 130 | 137 | 138 | 95 | 94 | 85 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | S 9 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 7 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 44 | 33 | 55 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
42 | 40 | 32 | — | — | — | 37 | 71 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 113 | 38 | 4 | 0 |
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