Surf Forecasts:
Tres Palmas (Rincon) surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 22 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period, NNE swell with 26 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tres Palmas (Rincon) this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Tres Palmas (Rincon) in the next 16 days are 0.6m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Friday (Jul 24) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tres Palmas (Rincon) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. I've had a good look at the charts for our corner of the world, and I gotta be straight with you – it's a quiet stretch ahead. Don't get your hopes up for any hero waves, because the next 16 days are looking pretty flat for Tres Palmas.
Let's start with the first few days. We're looking at Wednesday the 22nd and Thursday the 23rd of July, and there's nothing doing. The swell is tiny, if it's even there, with a weak, lumpy energy of just 26 (combined energy). Water temp is sitting at a warm 84°, which is about normal for this time of year, so at least you won't freeze. But the wind is a mess – cross-onshore on Wednesday morning making things choppy, and while it goes glassy later, there's simply no wave to ride. It's a ghost town out there.
Moving through the rest of July and into the first week of August, the pattern doesn't change. There's a long, flat gap here. Day after day – Friday, Saturday, Sunday, all the way through to the 6th of August – we see the same story: either "poor surf conditions" with no swell, or a tiny, short-period bump that just doesn't have the grunt. The energy readings are all in the single digits (0, 1, 2, 3, 4). Even when the wind is glassy or clean offshore, you're looking at waves that are 0.3 ft to 0.7 ft. That's not surf, that's a ripple.
The only teeny, tiny bit of life I can see is around the 2nd and 3rd of August. We get a 0.3 ft swell from the NW with a period of 8 to 10 seconds. That's a little longer period, suggesting a hint of groundswell, but the energy is still a measly 2. It's barely enough to stand up on. The wind is mostly glassy, so it would be clean, but you'd be fighting for a ride that's just not there.
Let's be honest: Tres Palmas is a heavy, advanced reef break that needs a proper, solid WNW swell to fire. This forecast has nothing of the sort. For a spot like this, a blank run of over two weeks is more normal than you'd think. It's a waiting game. The setup looks far more interesting for a kite than a paddle board right now.
Keep your eyes on the charts, but don't rush to wax up.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 3 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
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 kJ | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:04PM0.48m | 3:01AM0.30m | 5:01PM0.48m | 3:48AM0.27m | 5:54PM0.48m | 4:40AM0.25m | 6:43PM0.49m | 5:35AM0.25m | 7:28PM0.51m | 6:29AM0.26m | 8:10PM0.52m | 7:21AM0.28m | 8:48PM0.53m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM0.08m | 10:43PM0.22m | 9:29AM0.07m | 11:54PM0.22m | 10:15AM0.06m | 00:54AM0.21m | 11:03AM0.05m | 1:43AM0.20m | 11:51AM0.05m | 2:23AM0.19m | 12:39PM0.05m | 2:58AM0.19m | 1:26PM0.05m | 3:30AM0.18m | |||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — |
mm | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 12 | 14 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 4 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 6 | NNE 8 | S 5 | NE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 26 | 29 | 43 | 39 | 1 | 41 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 86 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | NNE 6 | S 8 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | — | — | NNE 3 | S 8 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 4 | NE 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | S 4 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 4 | — | — | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | 73 | — | 33 | 57 | 47 | 69 | — | 77 | 44 | 29 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 329 | 997 | 22 | 329 | 58 | 45 | 861 | 861 | 3 | 2 | 644 | 58 | 474 | 303 | 22 | 22 | 303 | 22 | 861 | 303 | 68 |
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