Surf Forecasts:
Little Rincon surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 12 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 12 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period, WNW swell with 484 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 6 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s 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 (Sep 06) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 15s 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 2.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 8PM. 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 14s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sat 12th Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 12th Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Little Rincon over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you—Little Rincon's looking at a flat spell that stretches right through the entire 16-day window. We're talking from now, Sunday the 6th of September, all the way to Monday the 21st of September, and there's barely a ripple worth paddling for.
The overall pattern is grim. Every single session in the forecast is tagged as "poor surf conditions" with a score of zero out of ten. The combined swell energy barely nudges into three digits on a few occasions—like Sunday afternoon with 170 (moderate energy) and Tuesday afternoon the 8th with 201 (moderate energy)—but it's all onshore wind and tiny heights. The swell direction is mostly from the SW or SSW, which is off the optimum WNW for this advanced reef break, and the period is all over the place, from short 6 seconds to very long 19 seconds. That long-period stuff would be nice at a point or reef, but with the wind blowing onshore, it's just messy.
Let's break it down. Sunday the 6th, you've got 2 ft of SW swell with a 15-second period, but it's cross-on at 3 mph from the SW. Not clean, not surfable. Monday morning the 7th is even worse—0.3 ft from the SW with a 19-second period and onshore wind. That's a lake, not a break. Tuesday the 8th brings 2 ft to 3 ft from the SSW, but again onshore wind at 9 mph from the WSW. The combined energy hits 201 on Tuesday afternoon, but it's still poor.
Through the rest of the first week and into the second, it's the same story: tiny waves, onshore wind, and no standouts. By Saturday the 12th, you get 3 ft from the west with a short 6-second period—that's weak, choppy junk. The combined energy is 180, but with that period and onshore wind, forget it.
There is no best day here. Nothing stands out. The consistent lack of quality means this is a normal quiet period for the area. Don't bother waxing up—take the boards off the racks and wait for a change in the forecast. It tends not to stay this poor for long, but right now, it's a washout.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WNW 6 | SW 14 | WNW 6 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 107 | 142 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 217 | 209 | 161 | 65 | 93 | 71 | 143 | 193 | 171 | 121 | 118 | 106 | 113 | 102 | 230 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | on | cross | on | on | cross | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:07AM1.12m | 6:20PM1.80m | 8:35AM1.23m | 7:20PM1.88m | 9:03AM1.33m | 8:13PM1.92m | 9:31AM1.44m | 9:00PM1.90m | 9:59AM1.54m | 9:44PM1.81m | 10:27AM1.62m | 10:28PM1.66m | 10:55AM1.68m | 11:12PM1.49m | |||||||
Low Tide | 12:05PM0.88m | 1:51AM-0.21m | 1:12PM0.73m | 2:32AM-0.25m | 2:06PM0.57m | 3:09AM-0.24m | 2:54PM0.41m | 3:42AM-0.17m | 3:40PM0.29m | 4:12AM-0.06m | 4:25PM0.20m | 4:41AM0.09m | 5:09PM0.16m | ||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 281 | 277 | 388 | 339 | 304 | 217 | 209 | 161 | 71 | 77 | 48 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 62 | 36 | 35 | 41 | 54 | 135 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 16 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | SW 19 | W 5 | W 4 | SSW 18 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 107 | 142 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 71 | 143 | 193 | 171 | 121 | 118 | 106 | 104 | 102 | 52 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 12 | SW 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 25 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 31 | 6 | 65 | 93 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 4 | — | W 3 | W 5 | — | W 5 | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 14 | 12 | — | 3 | 19 | — | 5 | 74 | — | 53 | — | — | — | 113 | — | 230 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 34 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 106 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 38 |
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