Surf Forecasts:
Tres Palmas (Rincon) surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period, NNE swell with 16 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 0.2m 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.2m 6s period and expected on Friday (Aug 14) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tres Palmas (Rincon) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s get into it.
Alright, listen, I’ve got to be straight with you – the next 16 days are looking like a total flat spell for the west side. There’s a very long gap of nothing worth paddling out for. The first real chance of any bump in the water doesn’t come until the morning of the 12th of August, and even that’s a whisper.
We’re looking at Tres Palmas (Rincon). This is a heavy, advanced reef break that’s inconsistent, and it rarely breaks. For the first week, it’s just a whole lot of nothing. The water is currently sitting at 85°F – that’s about average for this time of year, so no surprises there.
The first hint of life comes early on Wednesday the 12th of August. We’ve got a tiny bit of swell, about 1ft, coming from the NNE. The period is a short 5 seconds, so it’s weak, messy windswell with hardly any energy (16). The wind is glassy, though, which is a positive. But honestly, it’s barely a ripple.
There’s a little more to talk about for the afternoon of Saturday the 15th of August. We get a 0.7ft swell from the NNE with an 11-second period, and the wind is moderate offshore from the ENE. That’s clean, but the energy is tiny (12). It’s a pretty hopeless situation.
The standout, if you can even call it that, is the morning of Saturday the 22nd of August. A very small 0.3ft swell from the north, but the wind is glassy – dead calm from the WNW. The energy is basically non-existent (3). It’s clean, but there’s just no push.
For a wave like Tres Palmas to work, you need real size and a proper WNW groundswell. We’re getting none of that. The swell direction is all wrong, the size is laughable, and the energy is just too weak. The look of it, with the wind being clean, might actually be more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer, because there’s no surfable wave here.
This is a tough one. A blank run like this is normal for this area during this stretch. Forecasts can change, but right now, there’s nothing to get excited about.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 9 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 8 | NE 6 | N 14 | NNE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:16PM0.53m | 3:10AM0.29m | 5:20PM0.56m | 4:20AM0.28m | 6:21PM0.58m | 5:32AM0.30m | 7:17PM0.60m | 6:42AM0.33m | 8:08PM0.61m | 7:47AM0.37m | 8:56PM0.60m | 8:48AM0.41m | 9:40PM0.57m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:10PM0.22m | 9:39AM0.01m | 00:17AM0.20m | 10:44AM-0.00m | 1:12AM0.19m | 11:50AM-0.01m | 1:59AM0.18m | 12:53PM-0.00m | 2:41AM0.16m | 1:54PM0.01m | 3:21AM0.15m | 2:53PM0.04m | 3:59AM0.13m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:57 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 7 | — | NNE 9 | — | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 8 | 37 | — | 8 | — | — | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 47 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 5 | NE 9 | SSE 5 | — | NE 12 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | NE 8 | N 14 | NNE 13 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 12 | 6 | — | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | NNE 9 | — | NNE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | — | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 7 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 53 | 79 | — | 124 | 68 | 63 | 182 | 51 | 46 | 73 | 35 | 37 | 43 | 38 | — | — | — | 30 | 125 | 117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 861 | 17 | 986 | 861 | 2 | 861 | 861 | 58 | 144 | 1 | 45 | 474 | 861 | 30 | 474 | 3 | 45 | 144 | 7 | 282 |
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