Surf Forecasts:
Little Rincon surf forecast from 19 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 21 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 21s period, SSW swell with 305 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 19 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s 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 Sunday (Jul 19) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 16s period. 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 0.6m 21s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 12s period and expected on Monday (Jul 20) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sun 19th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Tue 21st Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 21s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Little Rincon over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for our region.
Honestly, the next week and a half is a tough one. We're looking at a long stretch of conditions that just aren't coming together for a proper paddle session. The first real chance of anything surfable doesn't pop up until the morning of Sunday, July 26th, and even then it's only a whisper of a hope.
The water temp is a wild story though, sitting at 68°F which is a massive 5°F warmer than usual for this time of year. It's like someone left the heater on, which is fine for hanging out, but it doesn't help the waves.
The whole period from now until that Sunday the 26th is a write-off: small, messy, and windy. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, and the wave heights just don't get above 2ft most days. The energy is weak, with combined swell energy readings mostly in the low to mid 100s. It's a flat spell.
Finally, on Sunday, July 26th, we get a glimmer. Little Rincon sees a bump. The swell is tiny, only 2ft from the SSW, but the period stretches out to a very long 19 seconds. That's a proper groundswell pulse. The wind is clean and offshore from the WSW at 6 mph, which is a huge plus. The combined energy jumps to 386. It's still a "marginal" call, but for a reef break that handles a long period, it might just offer a few clean, glassy runners for the expert crew. Surf's up, but just barely.
The next day, Monday the 27th, is a bit bigger at 2ft and the energy is up to 430, but the wind stays offshore and clean. It's still a low score, but it's the best pattern we've got.
After that, the energy drops off again into the first week of August. The swell on Thursday, July 30th is back to 2ft with a cross-onshore wind, and the last few days of the forecast are tiny again with combined energy readings dropping to 19 and 45. The Monday, August 3rd afternoon has a 3ft spike from the W, but with a period of only 5 seconds and a cross-shore wind, it's going to be a crumbly, unorganized mess, more interesting for a kite than a surfboard.
So, the standout in this whole 16-day window is the Sunday the 26th and Monday the 27th at Little Rincon. It's not much, but with that clean offshore wind and a long-period groundswell, those few days are your only real shot.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 143 | 69 | 173 | 166 | 104 | 173 | 128 | 263 | 140 | 136 | 135 | 71 | 104 | 68 | 217 | 141 | 180 | 180 | 73 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:50PM1.47m | 2:36AM1.10m | 3:38PM1.50m | 4:15AM0.92m | 4:28PM1.53m | 6:24AM0.87m | 5:21PM1.56m | 8:09AM0.93m | 6:12PM1.60m | 9:08AM1.01m | 6:59PM1.65m | 9:44AM1.07m | 7:42PM1.71m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:01AM0.16m | 9:09PM0.55m | 8:39AM0.37m | 10:41PM0.46m | 9:21AM0.57m | 00:07AM0.32m | 10:14AM0.73m | 1:13AM0.17m | 11:23AM0.84m | 2:03AM0.04m | 12:32PM0.89m | 2:44AM-0.06m | 1:26PM0.88m | 3:19AM-0.13m | |||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | S 12 | S 12 | W 6 | S 12 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 60 | 103 | 141 | 173 | 166 | 18 | 173 | 128 | 263 | 140 | 136 | 48 | 20 | 19 | 50 | 103 | 110 | 31 | 139 | 15 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | W 5 | W 5 | S 11 | SSW 13 | W 5 | SSW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | W 6 | W 6 | S 12 | W 5 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 142 | 143 | 12 | 7 | 57 | 66 | 12 | 82 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 115 | 71 | 104 | 82 | 22 | 15 | 113 | 14 | 65 | 150 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | SW 16 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 16 | S 10 | W 5 | W 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 24 | SW 24 | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 69 | 36 | 36 | 104 | 51 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 29 | 52 | 27 | 68 | 217 | 141 | 180 | 180 | 73 | 253 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 5 | — | W 4 | W 5 | — | W 5 | WNW 6 | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 40 | — | 11 | 54 | — | 34 | 135 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 4 | 0 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 113 | 38 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
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