Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Rinconsito today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Rinconsito at 2AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Rinconsito. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 21 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:13PM4.28m | 7:32AM4.38m | 7:55PM3.99m | 8:12AM4.09m | 8:39PM3.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01PM0.40m | 1:14AM0.55m | 1:42PM0.63m | 1:54AM0.86m | 2:24PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
37 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 41 | 47 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 42 | 41 | 21 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | SE 17 | — | — | E 3 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | 6 | — | — | 24 | 6 | 11 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 148 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 0 |
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