Little Rincon surf break

Little Rincon surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 16 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
15.5° C
(Which is 1.3°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 11AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (16 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (16 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
0
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.7
W
9
0.4
WNW
12
0.7
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
204
198
249
290
339
206
212
835
736
736
633
530
538
835
927
679
480
344
280
273
73
46
125
Wind (km/h)
0
N
0
ENE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
S
5
SSW
0
NNE
0
NNE
0
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
E
0
ENE
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SW
15
SW
15
W
10
W
5
ENE
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
High Tide
10:33AM1.16m
9:32PM2.08m
11:33AM1.12m
10:16PM2.08m
12:37PM1.09m
Low Tide
4:05AM-0.45m
3:11PM0.55m
4:55AM-0.53m
3:53PM0.64m
5:49AM-0.54m
4:41PM0.73m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:53
7:54
Temp °C
15
15
17
18
19
20
19
17
16
15
16
18
18
18
17
17
15
15
17
18
19
18
17
17
15
15
17
17
18
19
19
16
16
14
15
16
16
17
17
16
14
14
16
16
17
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.4
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
7
0.7
W
11
Energy kJ
194
204
198
249
290
339
206
212
835
736
736
633
530
538
835
927
679
480
344
280
273
73
38
125
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
14
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
11
0.4
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
75
61
120
82
70
70
106
128
68
38
36
35
35
35
34
34
34
34
25
16
15
46
46
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.5
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
20
50
5
2
2
2
90
171
2
2
6
6
6
6
6
21
21
26
16
25
20
14
17
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WNW
6
1.5
W
6
0.5
ESE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.3
SSE
2
Energy kJ
160
171
5
11
8
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
4
2
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
63
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
37
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
110
38
220
4
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Ventura County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
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