Surf Forecasts:
Little Rincon surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 7 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 7 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period, SSW swell with 146 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 7 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s 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 Friday (Aug 07) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 4s. 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 0.4m 19s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 07) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 11s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 13) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Fri 7th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Little Rincon over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a good, hard look at what Little Rincon’s got cooking for the next couple of weeks. I’ll be straight with you – it’s a pretty quiet stretch for this reef break. The water’s sitting at a warm 69.6°, which is about 6.3° warmer than usual for this time of year, so that’s very unusual and a real treat if you’re not wearing a thick suit.
Right out of the gate, from Thursday the 6th of August right through to the end of the window on Friday the 21st, the story is pretty much the same: small, weak, and mostly onshore. We’re looking at tiny waves, mostly around 1 to 2 feet from the SSW and SW, with a combined swell energy that mostly hangs around weak to moderate levels (49 to 231). The period is decently long, between 13 and 19 seconds, which is classic groundswell, but there’s just no height behind it. A long-period groundswell that small just doesn’t have the grunt for a reef like this.
The winds are the real killer. For the entire 16 days, it’s mostly light breezes, but almost always cross-on, onshore, or straight on. Thursday afternoon (6th) and Friday morning (7th) have a bit of cross-offshore potential, but the swell is so tiny it’s not worth getting excited about. The biggest pulse of energy comes on Saturday the 15th of August with a combined energy of 231, but that’s paired with a 2.3 foot swell and a moderate onshore breeze at 12 mph, making it choppy and messy.
Because the waves are small, the period is long, and the wind is consistently onshore, this setup is going to be frustrating for a paddle surfer. The waves will be weak, crumbly, and bumpy. Honestly, with that consistent onshore flow and the swell direction pushing in, this looks far more interesting for a kite surfer than for anyone trying to paddle out on a reef break. For the paddle crew, it’s a two-week-long stretch of poor surf conditions. There are no standouts here, just a long, flat wait.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 22°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
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 kJ | 46 | 44 | 31 | 73 | 72 | 120 | 120 | 102 | 146 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 73 | 69 | 58 | 35 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 66 | 65 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:05PM1.68m | 7:07AM0.88m | 5:13PM1.78m | 8:15AM0.98m | 6:20PM1.89m | 8:57AM1.08m | 7:21PM2.01m | 9:32AM1.16m | 8:15PM2.09m | 10:06AM1.25m | 9:05PM2.11m | 10:39AM1.34m | 9:53PM2.05m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:40AM0.70m | 00:09AM0.11m | 9:56AM0.81m | 1:14AM-0.08m | 11:33AM0.85m | 2:08AM-0.25m | 12:52PM0.80m | 2:54AM-0.37m | 1:55PM0.69m | 3:36AM-0.42m | 2:50PM0.59m | 4:15AM-0.41m | 3:41PM0.49m | 4:51AM-0.33m | |||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 21 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SW 13 | W 5 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 44 | 7 | 73 | 72 | 120 | 120 | 102 | 146 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 73 | 69 | 58 | 10 | 6 | 79 | 73 | 66 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 12 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 11 | W 11 | W 5 | WNW 7 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 46 | 1 | 27 | 44 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 33 | 80 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | WSW 4 | W 4 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 4 | SSW 12 | W 12 | W 4 | SSW 11 | WNW 8 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | S 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 39 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 42 | 22 | 1 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 29 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 4 | 4 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 277 | 4 | 0 | 91 | 23 | 0 | 38 | 92 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 4 | 2 |
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