Rincon – The Cove Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Ventura County, USA)

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Rincon - The Cove Surf Guide

Rincon - The Cove in Ventura County is a fairly exposed point break that usually has waves. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Ideal winds are from the northwest with some shelter here from north winds. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the north northwest. Best around low tide when the tide is falling. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Take care of rocks, locals, parking lot thieves and sharks.

Rincon - The Cove Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Point	3.5
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
consistent	16.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Rincon - The Cove:

The best conditions reported for surf at Rincon - The Cove occur when a North-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Rincon - The Cove (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Rincon - The Cove with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 23% of the time in January while 7% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 70% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

23%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

70%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Rincon - The Cove Location Map

Interactive Rincon - The Cove surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Rincon - The Cove is Point Mugu Nas Airport (NTD) in USA, 43 km (27 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Rincon - The Cove is Burbank Glendale Pasadena Airport (BUR), also in USA, 104 km (65 miles) away.

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Rincon - The Cove Surf Forecasts:

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12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Saturday, 10 June 2023, 05:07 Local Time

m, °C	Saturday 10
ft, °F	8AM	11AM	2PM	5PM
Wave (m)	SSW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	12	15	15	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross	cross	cross- off

What does Rincon - The Cove look like?

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Credit: Steve Leckie Credit: Gnome Spotter

Tides at Rincon - The Cove

Current tide and informaton

For Rincon Island, California, 4 km from Rincon - The Cove.

Next High Water: 05:19pm | 1.41m

Next Low Water: 10:14am | -0.05m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Rincon - The Cove Sea Temperature

The water temperature at Rincon - The Cove is rather cool (16.2 °C) and the air temperature will feel similar. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.