Surf Forecasts:
Little Rincon surf forecast from 16 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 20 Sep, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 20 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period, SW swell with 155 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 15 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 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 Tuesday (Sep 15) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m 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 0.5m 18s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 20) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 15th Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sun 20th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sun 20th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Little Rincon over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again, looking at the same stretch for Little Rincon in feet.
Man, it is a real drought to start. We are talking an absolute flat spell from Tuesday the 15th right the way through to Saturday the 27th of September. Over a week and a half of nothing. The wave energy is scrawny, mostly sitting below 200, and the reports are all "poor surf conditions" for every single entry.
The water is feeling more like a hot tub than the ocean, coming in at 22°C. That's a massive 4°C warmer than normal for the season. Very odd.
After that long dry spell, we finally get a little heartbeat on Sunday the 28th and Monday the 29th of September. The swell is tiny, only about 1 feet, but the wind goes glassy. That's the headline. A light, clean surface with no wind and a very long 14-second period on Monday. That kind of groundswell period at a reef like Little Rincon can make even a small wave hold up better than you'd think. The energy reads 151 and 103, so it's not powerful, but the conditions finally allow for a surf.
It's strictly for the advanced crew because of the reef. The Sunday 28th morning and Monday 29th morning are your only real options. Don't expect much, but it's the only game in town. For the rest of this outlook, you'd have better luck doing something else.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | SW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 38 | 119 | 74 | 100 | 98 | 85 | 84 | 96 | 96 | 58 | 81 | 111 | 81 | 154 | 154 | 147 | 137 | 135 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:11AM0.97m | 12:59PM1.51m | 1:47PM1.42m | 3:09PM1.36m | 8:15AM1.11m | 4:49PM1.37m | 8:18AM1.16m | 6:01PM1.44m | 8:28AM1.21m | 6:52PM1.52m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43PM0.24m | 6:14AM0.79m | 8:58PM0.29m | 10:33PM0.29m | 11:56PM0.23m | 11:04AM1.07m | 00:52AM0.16m | 12:24PM0.98m | 1:31AM0.09m | 1:08PM0.86m | 2:02AM0.04m | |||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | 7:04 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | 51 | 14 | 119 | 74 | 100 | 98 | 85 | 12 | 8 | 36 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 29 | 24 | 38 | 47 | 44 | 28 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 21 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 84 | 53 | 4 | 35 | 81 | 111 | 81 | 154 | 154 | 147 | 137 | 135 | 130 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 13 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 38 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 96 | 96 | 58 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 11 | 11 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | W 3 | W 5 | — | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | S 2 | W 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 5 | 22 | — | 6 | 29 | — | 6 | 42 | 22 | 34 | 77 | 1 | 25 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 322 | 0 | 92 | 38 | 0 | 91 | 4 | 0 | 113 | 4 | 0 | 113 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 0 |
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