Rincon - The Cove Surf Forecast

/ CAL – Ventura (30 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (34.37° N 119.47° W)

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Rincon - The Cove surfForecast / CAL – Ventura / USA

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 PST

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Rincon - The Cove surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Rincon - The Cove sea temperature is 17.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rincon - The Cove this week:

The surf forecast for Rincon - The Cove over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 18) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Rincon - The Cove in the next 12 days are 0.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 22) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Monday (Nov 24) at 7PM.

Wave Type	Time (PST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	7PM (Tue 18th Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m) 11s
Best Surf	10AM (Fri 21st Nov)	3ft (0.9m) 10s
Most Powerful	7AM (Sat 22nd Nov)	3ft (0.9m) 16s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rincon - The Cove over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	0	1	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	W	W	W	W	WNW	SSW	SSW	W	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W
Period(s) (?)	12	11	11	11	11	14	14	15	10	10	13	13	14	14	13	17	16	16	15	15	15
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	271	163	123	89	24	40	20	18	150	164	355	259	206	250	161	286	263	253	174	174	112
Wind (km/h)	SE	S	N	S	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSE	NE	N	WNW	N	NW	W	NNW	SW	W	NNW	SSW	WSW	NNE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- off	off	cross	cross- off	off	cross- on	cross- off	glass
High Tide / height (m)			9:14PM 1.13	8:06AM 1.80		9:58PM 1.10	8:30AM 1.80		10:43PM 1.06	8:57AM 1.78		11:32PM 1.03	9:25AM 1.74		12:29AM 1.00	9:57AM 1.69		1:40AM 0.99	10:33AM 1.62		3:00AM 1.02
Low Tide / height (m)		2:51PM -0.09	1:50AM 0.67		3:24PM -0.14	2:14AM 0.75		3:58PM -0.15	2:37AM 0.81		4:34PM -0.14	3:00AM 0.87		5:14PM -0.10	3:21AM 0.92		5:57PM -0.06	3:44AM 0.96		6:44PM -0.02

	Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19			Thursday 20			Friday 21			Saturday 22			Sunday 23			Monday 24
Sunrise	6:33	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:39	-	-
Sunset	-	4:52	-	-	4:51	-	-	4:51	-	-	4:50	-	-	4:50	-	-	4:49	-	-	4:49	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	3	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	14	14	13	16	15	14	14	13	13	16	16	14	20	19	18	21	19	17	20	18	16
Feels °C (?)	11	12	11	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	12	18	17	16	19	17	15	18	17	15

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The above surf forecast table for Rincon - The Cove provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Rincon - The Cove can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Rincon - The Cove surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Rincon - The Cove) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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