Surf Forecasts:
Little Rincon surf forecast from 26 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 25 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 20s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period, SSW swell with 386 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 25 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 20s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Little Rincon this week:
The surf forecast for Little Rincon over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 20s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Little Rincon in the next 16 days are 0.8m 17s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 14s period and expected on Friday (Jul 31) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 20s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 20s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Little Rincon over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here, lookin’ at the next couple of weeks for our local stretch. Gotta be honest with you, this run is looking pretty flat and quiet. There’s a big gap of nothing much to get excited about right from the start, but let’s walk through it day by day.
We’ve got a few whispers of energy on Saturday the 25th of July, but it’s mostly small stuff with a light cross-on breeze. The water temp is sitting at a very unusual 70° — that’s *much warmer* than normal for this time of year, by over three degrees, so you won’t need a thick wetsuit.
Honestly, the best pick in a pretty lackluster lineup is Little Rincon. It’s an advanced-level reef break, and the only real standout is the Saturday morning session. You’re lookin’ at a small 2 ft swell from the SSW, but here’s the kicker — the period is a very long 21 seconds. That’s proper groundswell energy, and for a reef setup like Rincon, that long period can mean some nice, lined-up waves. The combined energy is moderate at 379, and the wind is a light breeze, so it’ll be clean. Just be warned, it *sometimes* gets crowded there. The downside is it’s pretty inconsistent and the swell is tiny, so don’t expect a pumping session, just a chance at a couple of well-shaped runners.
After that Saturday morning, the whole forecast turns into a long, dry spell. From Saturday afternoon all the way through to Sunday the 9th of August, pretty much every session is flagged as poor. You’ll see some small bumps of 2 ft to 3 ft, but the winds are mostly onshore or light cross-on, and the wave quality just isn’t there. The energy drops off a cliff — you’ll see values as low as 22 (weak) by the start of August. There’s a small spike of 3 ft on Saturday the 1st of August afternoon, but even that’s rated poor. The swell direction goes a bit west, and the period drops, so it’s just not gonna be worth paddling out. For a beach-and-reef setup like this, when the swell is that weak and the wind is messy, it might be more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer.
So, bottom line: you’ve got one chance, and it’s early on Saturday the 25th at Little Rincon. After that, it’s a solid two weeks of nothing. Don’t hold your breath, but as always, forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 305 | 171 | 251 | 251 | 216 | 209 | 280 | 312 | 255 | 267 | 336 | 234 | 232 | 223 | 217 | 137 | 82 | 32 | 49 | 33 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:44AM1.07m | 7:42PM1.71m | 10:12AM1.10m | 8:21PM1.77m | 10:37AM1.12m | 8:56PM1.81m | 11:00AM1.15m | 9:30PM1.83m | 11:24AM1.18m | 10:02PM1.82m | 11:47AM1.22m | 10:34PM1.76m | 12:12PM1.26m | 11:09PM1.66m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:26PM0.88m | 3:19AM-0.13m | 2:09PM0.85m | 3:51AM-0.18m | 2:45PM0.80m | 4:21AM-0.20m | 3:20PM0.76m | 4:48AM-0.21m | 3:54PM0.72m | 5:15AM-0.18m | 4:31PM0.68m | 5:40AM-0.13m | 5:11PM0.65m | ||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 33 | 41 | 36 | 63 | 45 | 54 | 64 | 58 | 72 | 97 | 336 | 234 | 90 | 223 | 217 | 198 | 179 | 338 | 399 | 366 | 361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | W 9 | W 7 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 |
| kJ | 305 | 171 | 251 | 251 | 216 | 209 | 280 | 312 | 255 | 267 | 76 | 42 | 232 | 50 | 18 | 57 | 30 | 32 | 49 | 31 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | W 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | — | WNW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 41 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 28 | 25 | 45 | 62 | 59 | 101 | 137 | 82 | — | 23 | 33 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 110 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 92 | 4 | 0 | 111 | 4 | 3 | 93 | 4 | 3 |
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