Surf Forecasts:
Tres Palmas (Rincon) surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 31 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, NNE swell with 126 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 0.9m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 31) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Mon 31st Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tres Palmas (Rincon) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's on the menu for the Rincon area over the next couple of weeks.
First off, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough one. We're looking at a long, dry spell before anything even worth paddling out for shows up. For the next week and a half, from the 26th of August right through to the early days of September, it's basically flat. The wave energy is reading zero most days, and when it does show a tiny blip, it’s barely a ripple. You’d be better off cleaning the wax off your board than trying to surf this.
We finally see a pulse of energy kicking in around the 8th of September, but even then, it’s a struggle. On Tuesday the 8th, the swell bumps up to 2ft from the North with a period of 10 seconds, and the combined energy reading is 68, so it's right on the edge of being weak. The wind is looking clean and cross-off from the SSE, which is a positive. Still, with the swell that small, it's hardly a standout – it’s just the only thing we’ve got.
The best bet in this whole 16-day window looks like Wednesday morning, 9th of September. We get a 2ft swell from the North, period of 8 seconds, and it’s glassy – dead calm winds from the West. The energy is still modest at 64, but that glassy surface will make even a small wave feel like a million bucks. For Tres Palmas (Rincon), a classic reef break, this north-west swell direction is right in its wheelhouse, but keep your expectations in check. It’s inconsistent here, and the size is tiny, so it’s more of a longboard session than a barrel hunt. The water temp should feel pretty average for this time of year.
Forget about any other days. The rest of the fortnight is either flat or so small it’s not worth the hike down the cliff.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Thu morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | NE 4 | N 12 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | S 4 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 9 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 126 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:11PM0.51m | 7:55AM0.37m | 8:45PM0.51m | 8:42AM0.41m | 9:17PM0.50m | 9:28AM0.44m | 9:48PM0.47m | 10:15AM0.47m | 10:21PM0.44m | 11:03AM0.50m | 10:54PM0.40m | 11:54AM0.51m | 11:31PM0.36m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10PM0.09m | 2:39AM0.18m | 1:58PM0.10m | 3:06AM0.17m | 2:46PM0.11m | 3:32AM0.15m | 3:35PM0.13m | 4:00AM0.13m | 4:25PM0.14m | 4:30AM0.10m | 5:18PM0.16m | 5:03AM0.08m | 6:15PM0.18m | ||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 4 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 27 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 29 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 6 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 5 | NE 12 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 33 | 29 | 61 | 53 | 51 | 48 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 126 | 133 | 61 | 19 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | S 9 | S 5 | S 5 | NE 12 | — | NE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | 5 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | S 5 | — | NE 13 | NE 12 | E 8 | NE 6 | S 4 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | NE 5 | N 12 | — | NNE 11 | — | NE 10 | E 9 | NE 10 | N 9 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 2 | — | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | 12 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 7 | S 5 | S 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 60 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 24 | 10 | 56 | — | 23 | 82 | 34 | 24 | 39 | 73 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 474 | 644 | 107 | 293 | 474 | 58 | 2 | 303 | 58 | 144 | 1 | 58 | 562 | 562 | 59 | 16 | 1 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
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