Tres Palmas (Rincon) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat for the Rincon area. We’ve got a long stretch of nothing happening, so don’t be holding your breath for any barrels.

Looking at the whole 16-day run, we’ve got a real dry spell. From now, right through the 24th of August, there’s hardly a ripple to speak of. The swell is a measly 0.7ft to 1.0ft, and the combined wave energy is pathetic – barely scratching double digits (12 being the highest we see early on, and that’s for poor surf). It’s essentially a lake out there. There’s a gap of several days starting around the 24th where there is absolutely no surf at all, with zeros across the board.

The first real glimmer of anything happens on the 27th of August Thursday afternoon. Tres Palmas (Rincon) might see a tiny pulse of 0.7ft from the NNE with a period of 10 seconds, but the energy is still weak (12). The wind is light and cross-offshore, so it’ll be clean, but there’s just no power. You’d be bobbing around on a log.

The best of a bad bunch, and I mean the *only* thing that catches my eye, is the 30th of August Sunday morning. Swell is still only 0.7ft from the NNE, but the period stretches out to 12 seconds. That’s a long-period groundswell, which for a reef like Tres Palmas, could *maybe* wrap in a little better. The combined energy is still weak (14), and the wind is a slight cross-onshore, so it won’t be perfect. But compared to the weeks of glassy flatness, it’s the only day that might offer a few rideable lines for a longboard. It’s not one for the shortboarders, that’s for sure.

Honestly, for the rest of the window, there’s nothing to recommend. The water temp is about average for the time of year, but that’s cold comfort when there’s no surf. If you absolutely have to get wet, keep an eye on that 30th of August, but temper your expectations. It’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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