Surf Forecasts:
Rincon - Indicator surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 8 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period, SSW swell with 352 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Rincon - Indicator this week:
The surf forecast for Rincon - Indicator over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Rincon - Indicator in the next 16 days are 0.8m 18s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 18s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rincon - Indicator over the next 16 days.
Alright, this is Rusty, and I'm lookin' at what's on the table for Rincon - Indicator over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you, it's gonna be a tough stretch for any decent wave action.
For the immediate days ahead, the energy is just not there. The combined swell energy (441) for Tuesday the 7th sounds like something, but that long period, 18-second SSW groundswell is all of 2ft. At a point break like Rincon, that long period is a bonus for shape, but the problem is the wind is howling onshore from the WSW at 9 mph. It's downright choppy and messy. I wouldn't bother paddling out. The water temp is sitting at 64°, which feels a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.
This poor spell is going to drag on for days. Through Wednesday and Thursday the swell stays tiny with onshore winds. There's a brief moment on Sunday afternoon, the 12th, where the wind goes glassy – just a slight air from the SW, at 3 mph. That'll clean things right up, but the waves are still only around 2ft from the SSW. It'll be surfable for a longboard or a funboard, but it's ordinary, really.
After that, the second week looks just as bleak. From the 14th right through to the 22nd of July, we're looking at wave heights barely scratching 2ft and the combined energy drops into the double and low triple digits, like 23 (on the 14th) up to 245 (on the 19th). The wind is pretty much always onshore or cross-onshore, never giving us a clean face. It's a long stretch of flat, poor conditions.
There's really no standout here. The best of a bad bunch is that glassy Sunday afternoon, the 12th, but even then, it's meager. Don't get your hopes up for the rest of the window.
Stay patient, and keep an eye on the charts.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 20°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 276 | 276 | 237 | 173 | 313 | 188 | 226 | 223 | 160 | 123 | 121 | 172 | 135 | 107 | 163 | 165 | 145 | 137 | 141 | 113 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on |
High Tide | 4:03PM1.51m | 4:29AM0.90m | 4:48PM1.65m | 6:19AM0.87m | 5:38PM1.79m | 7:49AM0.92m | 6:31PM1.93m | 8:55AM1.00m | 7:24PM2.06m | 9:46AM1.07m | 8:17PM2.15m | 10:31AM1.13m | 9:09PM2.19m | 11:14AM1.19m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.45m | 9:40AM0.49m | 00:18AM0.21m | 10:34AM0.62m | 1:20AM-0.03m | 11:38AM0.70m | 2:14AM-0.25m | 12:44PM0.74m | 3:04AM-0.42m | 1:46PM0.73m | 3:52AM-0.52m | 2:44PM0.69m | 4:37AM-0.55m | ||||||||
 |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 |
 | 8:13 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:10 | — | 8:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 28 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | WNW 6 | WNW 9 | W 7 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 12 |
| kJ | 276 | 139 | 129 | 131 | 243 | 188 | 165 | 141 | 108 | 76 | 121 | 172 | 135 | 107 | 163 | 165 | 145 | 137 | 141 | 113 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 54 | 276 | 237 | 173 | 313 | 168 | 226 | 223 | 160 | 123 | 51 | 49 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SW 14 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SE 10 | SW 16 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 20 | S 19 | S 17 | S 18 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 11 | SW 19 | W 15 |
| kJ | 13 | 53 | 67 | 120 | 4 | 89 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 93 | 25 | 1 | 46 | 20 | 11 | 59 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 98 | 200 | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 281 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Ventura County | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in United States | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Rincon - Indicator surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Information about the Rincon - Indicator Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Rincon - Indicator provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Rincon - Indicator can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Rincon - Indicator 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 - Indicator) 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).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Rincon - Indicator may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Rincon - Indicator is 19 km (12 miles) from the city of Santa Ana. If you plan a vacation in Ventura County, look for hotels and other accommodation in Santa Ana. Santa Ana has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.
Nearest