Rincon - Rivermouth Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is a rough one for us here – the surf is a bit of a struggle to start, but I’ve been watching the charts and there's a tempting window of cleaner waves later on if you’re patient.

The first solid shot at a wave won’t be until Monday afternoon, July 20th. It’s small, with a 2ft swell from the SSW, but the period is a big 16 seconds, so there’s some long, slow groundswell energy in the water. The combined swell energy is moderate at 206. The wind is a light cross-offshore breeze, which will keep the surface clean. It’s not going to be a world-beater, but that’s a start.

Things get a bit ordinary for the next few days. Tuesday and Wednesday see the same small groundswell, but the wind is either cross or cross-onshore, chopping the surface up. The energy remains moderate but the quality just isn’t there.

Then, on Friday July 24th, we get a spike in period hitting 24 seconds, but the height is only 1ft. That’s a very long, deep groundswell. It’s a tease – it’ll be glassy and clean with the wind, but for the energy (236), it’s just too small to get excited about.

Now, the standouts. The true golden window starts on Saturday July 25th. The swell jumps to 2ft from the SSW, with a long period of 21 seconds, and the combined energy is strong, hitting 478. The wind is a light, clean cross-offshore. This is our first real taste of something good. The 2ft is small, but that energy is real and the point will have some nice, clean lines. The consistent, clean conditions roll through Sunday July 26th and Monday July 27th.

Monday July 27th is the peak of the forecast. The swell builds to 3ft from the SSW, still with a very long 18-19 second period, and the energy is very strong at 532. Expect a clean, early morning session with that glassy cross-offshore wind. This is the best we’ve got. The wave is a classic point break, so that long period should wrap in nicely, giving you some long, playful rides. Crowds are a possibility here, but for quality like this, it’s worth sharing the water.

After that, the wind shifts back to more cross-onshore patterns through the end of July and into August, messing up the conditions. The swell drops off and the energy fades. There’s a small window of weak, clean surf on the morning of Sunday August 2nd, but it’s powered by a short, windswell from the west with only 2ft and a 7-second period, and the energy is weak at 93. It’s more of a novelty than a real session.

So, the call is: wait for the weekend of July 25th and 26th, and definitely hit the morning of Monday July 27th. That’s the one. The rest of the run is a slow burn or a bust.

Rusty.

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