Little Rincon Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.35° N 119.44° W

Little Rincon 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Rincon sea temperature is
21.2° C
3.7° 

Little 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 Rincon today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Rincon at 2PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)16s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
1.2
W
5
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
6
0.5
SSW
15
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.7
W
8
0.4
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
160
150
144
142
140
140
140
140
140
120
120
83
88
80
123
142
146
67
68
61
74
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
0
W
5
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
W
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:57PM1.55m
1:05AM1.23m
1:34PM1.53m
2:15AM1.01m
2:17PM1.50m
Low Tide
6:29AM0.18m
7:15PM0.39m
6:58AM0.40m
8:24PM0.40m
7:27AM0.60m
9:51PM0.39m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:43
7:42
 mm
Temp °C
21
23
23
23
22
22
22
21
23
24
25
25
24
24
23
22
24
26
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
23
24
22
22
22
22
23
22
23
24
24
24
24
25
23
23
25
26
25
25
25
25
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