Surf Forecasts:
Rancho Santini surf forecast from 31 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 1 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 31 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period, SSW swell with 539 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 1 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rancho Santini this week:
The surf forecast for Rancho Santini over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.7m and 10s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rancho Santini in the next 16 days are 1.2m 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) 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 (Sat 1st Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sat 1st Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Fri 31st Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rancho Santini over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cooking for the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it's looking real flat. We've got a solid 16-day window here, but you're gonna be waiting a long time for anything worth paddling out for. The first chance to even think about a wave is Friday morning, July 31st, at Rancho Santini, but don't get your hopes up. The water temp is about what you'd expect for this time of year, nothing wild there.
That Friday morning, we've got a small 3 ft swell from the SSW with a period of 14 seconds. That's a long-period groundswell, which is a good sign for shape, but the energy is only moderate (533). The problem is, the wind is blowing straight onshore from the WNW at 9 mph, and the forecast is calling it "marginal" at best. It's not going to be clean. The afternoon doesn't get any better, with the swell barely bumping up to 3 ft but the quality dropping to "poor" due to the onshore wind.
From there, it's a grim run. Saturday the 1st through to the end of the forecast on August 15th, we're looking at tiny swell, mostly between 1 ft and 3 ft, and even when the wind is light, it's often cross-onshore. The combined energy drops into the 200s for most of this stretch, which is weak. To be honest, there isn't a single standout session in this whole forecast. The swell directions are mainly SSW and SW, which is a good exposure for the break, but it doesn't matter if there's no size and the wind is ruining it.
Look, I can't recommend a single time to paddle out. It's a blank run. For this area, a long stretch of nothing like this happens. The only thing I can say is that the peaks are small, and with the consistent onshore flow, this setup might actually look more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. Keep the board in the car just in case, but don't make a special trip.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 724 | 299 | 342 | 198 | 99 | 117 | 115 | 113 | 85 | 108 | 126 | 129 | 108 | 112 | 107 | 132 | 128 | 97 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:00PM2.13m | 11:22AM1.63m | 10:33PM2.02m | 11:48AM1.68m | 11:08PM1.87m | 12:15PM1.74m | 11:47PM1.68m | 12:47PM1.79m | 00:36AM1.48m | 1:26PM1.84m | 1:51AM1.27m | 2:17PM1.88m | 4:07AM1.15m | ||||||
Low Tide | 4:58AM0.25m | 4:32PM0.92m | 5:22AM0.34m | 5:14PM0.90m | 5:46AM0.46m | 6:02PM0.89m | 6:10AM0.60m | 7:03PM0.87m | 6:35AM0.75m | 8:22PM0.83m | 7:04AM0.90m | 10:04PM0.73m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 724 | 299 | 342 | 198 | 43 | 83 | 68 | 60 | 83 | 108 | 126 | 129 | 108 | 79 | 78 | 132 | 128 | 97 | 121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 41 | 195 | 92 | 92 | 99 | 75 | 115 | 113 | 85 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 112 | 107 | 57 | 39 | 33 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 21 | WNW 8 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 39 | 9 | 50 | 59 | 117 | 46 | 72 | 72 | 40 | 67 | 127 | 90 | 61 | 64 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 57 | 57 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 223 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 0 | 223 | 223 | 0 | 57 | 9 | 2 |
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