Surf Forecasts:
Tres Palmas (Rincon) surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period, NNE swell with 31 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 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.3m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 08) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tres Palmas (Rincon) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cookin' for our corner of the world.
Well, I'm gonna be straight with you – this is one of those outlooks where I'm scratching my head more than I'm waxing my board. The next 16 days are looking flat. Dead flat. We're talking about a long stretch of nothing burger waves starting right now and going all the way through. There's barely a ripple on the charts, with the combined swell energy sitting at a measly 1 for the first afternoon, and for days on end, it's just zeroes across the board. You're looking at a gap of several days here with absolutely no recommendations. The only time we see any pulse at all is in the second week, and even then, it's rubbish.
The only spot on the cards that *could* work is Tres Palmas (Rincon), but don't get your hopes up. This is a world-class reef, inconsistent as they come, and it needs a serious WNW swell to do its thing. What we've got is barely a puff from the NNE for the entire 16 days. The swell heights never crack 2 ft, and the period is all over the place – from a snappy 5 seconds to a long 12 seconds, but with no height to back it up, it's just teasing. The combined energy tops out at a pathetic 31 (weak energy) for one morning, and that's it. For a wave that needs power, it’s nothing.
Look, on the 14th of August, there’s a little 0.6 ft NNE swell with a 12-second period. The wind is offshore from the ENE. That's a clean, glassy-looking morning, but 0.6 ft? That's not a wave, that's a ripple. The water temp is sitting at 84°, which is about average for the time of year, so at least you can swim without a wetsuit.
Because the swell is so insignificant and the wind will be glassy or offshore on a few mornings, this is pure flat-spell territory. A beach or reef setup with zero wave height and light wind? There's nothing here for a kite surfer either – no wind, no waves. It's a blank run, and for this area, that’s the reality of the summer doldrums. Don't bother loading the boards. Forecasts can change, but right now, it's a hard pass.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||
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) | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 5 | NNE 9 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 7 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:09PM0.49m | 1:20AM0.34m | 3:11PM0.51m | 2:09AM0.31m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:31PM0.22m | 7:47AM0.05m | 9:51PM0.22m | 8:39AM0.03m | 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 | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 6:58 | — |
mm | 5 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 7 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | NE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 7 | — | NNE 9 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 9 | S 5 | — | NE 5 |
| kJ | 17 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 107 | — | 21 | 8 | 44 | — | 8 | 12 | — | 12 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2 | — | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 8 | NE 8 | — | S 5 | S 7 | NE 9 | S 7 | NNE 9 | S 8 | S 5 | — | SSE 5 | S 5 | NNE 10 | — | S 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 5 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 18 | — | 2 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 9 | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | NNE 9 | — | NE 8 | S 8 | NE 12 | NE 9 | — | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 7 | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 45 | — | 97 | 28 | 79 | — | 94 | 46 | 26 | 56 | 39 | — | 82 | 42 | 29 | 49 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 274 | 17 | 1 | 474 | 17 | 3 | 644 | 84 | 861 | 861 | 58 | 144 | 1 | 45 | 861 | 861 | 58 |
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