Surf Forecasts:
Rincon - The Cove surf forecast from 14 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 16 Nov, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 16 Nov, 7PM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period, WNW swell with 2,058 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 15 Nov, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rincon - The Cove this week:
The surf forecast for Rincon - The Cove over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Nov 15) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rincon - The Cove in the next 16 days are 2.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Nov 16) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Nov 17) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Sun 15th Nov) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Mon 16th Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Mon 16th Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rincon - The Cove over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | Friday 20 | ||||||||||||||
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 18 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 16 | W 15 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1970 | 1274 | 606 | 469 | 431 | 1252 | 1017 | 1281 | 713 | 200 | 219 | 55 | 37 | 517 | 847 | 1550 | 839 | 409 | 271 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 4:38AM1.07m | 4:50AM1.13m | 1:17PM1.27m | 5:03AM1.21m | 2:46PM1.19m | 5:18AM1.31m | 4:10PM1.15m | 5:35AM1.44m | 5:21PM1.14m | 5:56AM1.60m | 6:24PM1.15m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37PM0.10m | 5:28AM1.07m | 8:33PM0.15m | 8:12AM1.07m | 9:23PM0.19m | 10:01AM0.95m | 10:05PM0.22m | 11:05AM0.76m | 10:42PM0.27m | 11:53AM0.53m | 11:17PM0.33m | 12:35PM0.28m | 11:51PM0.39m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | 4:53 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:51 | — | — | 4:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 16 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 10 | W 15 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 |
| kJ | 1970 | 1274 | 606 | 469 | 399 | 1252 | 1017 | 1281 | 713 | 200 | 219 | 53 | 37 | 517 | 394 | 1550 | 839 | 409 | 271 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | W 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 10 | W 5 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | W 17 | W 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | W 12 |
| kJ | 81 | 102 | 35 | 144 | 431 | 69 | 68 | 36 | 34 | 68 | 12 | 55 | 28 | 280 | 847 | 42 | 36 | 35 | 36 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 19 | S 19 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 13 | W 21 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 31 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 84 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 34 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 5 | 60 | 9 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | SW 4 | — | WSW 8 | W 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 71 | 226 | 64 | 65 | 22 | — | — | 25 | — | 116 | 68 | 6 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 10 | 265 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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