Little Rincon surf break

Little Rincon surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 PDT
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Little Rincon surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Little Rincon sea temperature is
15.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Little Rincon today?

The current surf forecast for Little Rincon at 1PM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
W
12
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
8
0.4
SSW
16
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
W
12
0.5
SSW
16
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
121
121
84
82
81
79
76
74
73
71
70
75
141
66
90
194
179
171
140
131
110
130
154
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SW
10
S
10
S
5
S
0
SSW
5
NW
0
NW
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
0
WSW
5
E
5
ESE
0
E
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
W
0
E
5
E
5
E
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:36AM1.19m
7:14PM1.56m
7:38AM1.19m
7:42PM1.73m
8:37AM1.20m
8:15PM1.89m
Low Tide
12:40PM0.21m
1:45AM0.19m
1:16PM0.28m
2:30AM-0.07m
1:53PM0.37m
3:16AM-0.29m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:56
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:51
7:52
7:52
Temp °C
17
18
17
17
15
15
14
14
15
17
17
18
16
16
16
15
17
18
19
18
16
17
17
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
14
14
15
16
15
16
16
15
16
15
17
17
18
16
15
17
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.9
WNW
11
0.8
WNW
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.8
W
10
0.9
W
10
Energy kJ
62
63
64
69
69
64
41
40
74
73
71
47
75
141
66
69
194
179
171
121
114
110
130
154
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
15
Energy kJ
121
121
121
84
82
81
79
76
40
39
39
70
70
45
43
61
149
147
146
140
131
88
126
126
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
16
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
13
2
13
10
11
10
10
10
10
32
31
31
31
59
54
90
2
2
2
2
2
16
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
SSE
2
Energy kJ
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
4
113
113
113
0
0
0
0
0
114
369
4
0
0
0
0
0
106
93
4
4
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Ventura County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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