Surf Forecasts:
Little Rincon surf forecast from 12 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 15 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 15 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period, WNW swell with 252 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SSW 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 12) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 3s is also forecast. 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 1.8m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 13s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Wed 15th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 15th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Little Rincon over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here, and I've combed through the forecast for Little Rincon for the next couple of weeks.
Look, I'm not going to sugarcoat it – the outlook is pretty bleak. From today onwards, we're looking at a long stretch with barely any surfable waves. It's a flat spell, plain and simple.
The whole period starts off with a whimper. We're seeing tiny, weak swell from the SSW, hardly cracking 0.5 ft, with short, weak periods. The wind is consistently blowing cross-on or onshore, and the combined swell energy is low. Even the water temp, which is a touch warmer than normal, can't make up for the lack of surf.
This pattern just drags on and on. Throughout the first week, the swell stays tiny – from 0.3 ft to 1.0 ft at best – with poor wind and low energy. Even when the swell direction shifts to the west, the period is short and the waves have no power. By the weekend and into the following week, it's the same story: small swell, bad wind, and nothing to recommend.
Into the second week, it's more of the same nothing. Swell stays tiny, usually under 1.0 ft, and the wind continues to be onshore or cross-on. Every single report calls it poor conditions.
There are no standout days here, not a single window where the swell, wind, and tide line up. This stretch is as flat and uninviting as it gets for the area. If you're itching for a paddle, a lake might be more interesting.
Hang in there, the forecasts can always change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | W 6 | SW 18 | W 7 | WNW 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 118 | 118 | 105 | 101 | 101 | 74 | 29 | 51 | 88 | 51 | 70 | 155 | 179 | 110 | 122 | 56 | 36 | 34 | 109 | 82 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:46AM1.07m | 8:17PM2.15m | 10:31AM1.13m | 9:09PM2.19m | 11:14AM1.19m | 10:00PM2.16m | 11:56AM1.25m | 10:49PM2.05m | 12:38PM1.31m | 11:39PM1.87m | 1:21PM1.37m | 00:30AM1.63m | 2:05PM1.42m | 1:26AM1.36m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:46PM0.73m | 3:52AM-0.52m | 2:44PM0.69m | 4:37AM-0.55m | 3:40PM0.64m | 5:21AM-0.51m | 4:36PM0.61m | 6:03AM-0.41m | 5:34PM0.60m | 6:44AM-0.25m | 6:37PM0.59m | 7:23AM-0.06m | 7:47PM0.59m | ||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 8 | S 14 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 13 |
| kJ | 118 | 118 | 105 | 101 | 101 | 74 | 29 | 51 | 34 | 51 | 70 | 70 | 179 | 110 | 122 | 56 | 36 | 93 | 296 | 272 | 284 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SSE 4 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 33 | 33 | 42 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 56 | 33 | 3 | 21 | 109 | 82 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | W 17 | S 16 | W 16 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | W 15 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | W 19 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSE 16 | SW 15 | W 8 | W 16 | W 6 |
| kJ | 25 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 37 | 17 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 15 | 40 | 14 | 29 | 33 | 36 | 49 | 34 | 11 | 44 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | W 3 | W 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | SE 3 | WSW 5 | ESE 3 | — | SE 4 | WSW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | — | 17 | — | — | 5 | 88 | — | — | 155 | 2 | 9 | 3 | — | 10 | 25 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 23 | 4 | 0 | 113 | 4 | 3 | 92 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 93 | 38 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 3 |
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