Surf Forecasts:
Rincon - Indicator surf forecast from 11 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 14 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period, SSW swell with 373 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 12 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 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 (Aug 12) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 3s is also forecast. 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 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) 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 0.4m 11s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 12) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 14th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Rincon - Indicator over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – the next 16 days at Rincon (Indicator) are a real struggle. We’ve got a long stretch of poor surf conditions, with barely a glimmer of hope. The water is sitting at 70°, which is a solid 7° warmer than usual for this time of year – that’s very unusual, feels like a warm bath out there.
The first real surf we see is on Saturday morning, 15th August, with a 2ft swell from the SSW, period of 16 seconds, and combined energy of 280. It’s flagged as marginal, so don’t get your hopes up. The wind is light and onshore from the SSW at 6 mph, keeping things messy. That afternoon, the swell bumps up to 3ft from the SSW, same period, energy up to 349, but still rated poor. For the next week, it’s the same story – tiny swells, mostly 1ft to 2ft, with periods all over the place, and winds that are mainly light and onshore or cross-onshore. The combined energy stays in the low-to-mid hundreds, so nothing worth paddling out for.
Then, on Wednesday morning, 19th August, we get a bit of a spike – a 6ft swell from the W, but the period is a tiny 6 seconds. That’s pure wind chop, combined energy of 381 – moderate. The wind is light and onshore from the SW at 6 mph, so it’s just a messy, crumbly wave. It’s still only rated marginal. After that, it’s back to tiny, weak swells through to the end of the 16 days, all with poor surf conditions. The best of a bad bunch might be the Saturday morning 15th, but honestly, it’s not worth rushing out for. With the size not getting over 5ft, it’s not too big for anyone, but the quality just isn’t there.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
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 kJ | 56 | 80 | 121 | 72 | 127 | 125 | 122 | 118 | 115 | 140 | 124 | 174 | 229 | 330 | 318 | 245 | 217 | 183 | 214 | 140 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:06AM1.25m | 9:05PM2.11m | 10:39AM1.34m | 9:53PM2.05m | 11:13AM1.42m | 10:38PM1.91m | 11:47AM1.49m | 11:24PM1.71m | 12:21PM1.53m | 00:11AM1.48m | 12:57PM1.55m | 1:05AM1.23m | 1:34PM1.53m | 2:15AM1.01m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:50PM0.59m | 4:15AM-0.41m | 3:41PM0.49m | 4:51AM-0.33m | 4:31PM0.42m | 5:25AM-0.20m | 5:23PM0.38m | 5:58AM-0.02m | 6:16PM0.38m | 6:29AM0.18m | 7:15PM0.39m | 6:58AM0.40m | 8:24PM0.40m | ||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 18 | W 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | W 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 |
| kJ | 56 | 80 | 33 | 72 | 127 | 125 | 122 | 118 | 115 | 104 | 124 | 14 | 229 | 330 | 318 | 245 | 217 | 183 | 214 | 140 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | WNW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 7 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | WNW 5 | S 11 | W 5 | WNW 5 | S 10 | SW 10 | W 4 | SW 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 15 | 29 | 121 | 16 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 35 | 18 | 140 | 103 | 174 | 7 | 20 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | S 12 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 6 | S 10 | W 6 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 33 | 33 | 28 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 5 | 28 | 102 | 44 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | — | W 5 | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | — | W 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 20 | — | 11 | — | — | 10 | 15 | — | 37 | 51 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 34 | 0 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 281 | 0 |
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