Surf Forecasts:
Tres Palmas (Rincon) surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 20 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s 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 0.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 6s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Thu 20th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 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 the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough stretch for Tres Palmas (Rincon). The finder is showing pretty much a blank run for the whole 16-day window. There’s no real swell on the menu, and the few tiny pulses that show up are just enough to get your hopes up before they get dashed. We’re looking at a long gap of several days with nothing worth paddling out for, especially from the 24th of August all the way through the end of the month.
The only faint glimmer comes right at the very start. On Tuesday morning, the 18th of August, we’ve got a tiny 0.6ft swell from the NNE with a period of 10 seconds, but it's cross-shore wind with a combined energy of just (9). That’s weak sauce. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so nothing weird there.
The rest of the first week is much the same – tiny waves, poor surf conditions. A few mornings, like Wednesday the 19th and Thursday the 20th, have glassy conditions, but with only 0.6ft to 1.0ft of short-period swell, it’s barely a ripple. Even the glassy, clean conditions can’t make up for the lack of push.
Moving into the second week, it gets even quieter. From the 24th of August onward, the combined energy is mostly zero, with just a few days showing a tiny 0.3ft to 0.6ft read. There’s a brief moment on the 1st of September with a 0.6ft NNE swell and a period of 11 seconds, combined energy (12), but again, it’s just not enough to get excited about for a wave of this calibre.
For a spot like Tres Palmas, which is a powerful reef break that’s inconsistent and rarely breaks, you need a decent, clean groundswell to make it work. That’s just not on the cards. This is a classic blank run for the area – it happens, and forecasts can change, but right now, the only thing that looks more interesting than paddle surfing is maybe kite surfing if the wind picks up, but even then, the swell is too small. Hang tight, boys.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | N 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
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 kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 00:16AM0.38m | 1:28PM0.49m | 00:53AM0.33m | 2:25PM0.47m | 1:33AM0.30m | 3:24PM0.46m | 2:17AM0.27m | 4:24PM0.46m | 3:12AM0.25m | 5:21PM0.47m | 4:14AM0.25m | 6:12PM0.48m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:29AM0.07m | 7:51PM0.20m | 7:09AM0.07m | 9:02PM0.21m | 7:54AM0.07m | 10:17PM0.22m | 8:43AM0.07m | 11:27PM0.21m | 9:37AM0.08m | 00:24AM0.21m | 10:33AM0.08m | 1:07AM0.20m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | 6:53 | — | 6:53 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:50 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Feels °C | 28 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 32 | 33 | 29 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 5 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 5 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | E 8 | — | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 6 | NNE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | NNE 7 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | S 5 | N 8 | — | — | N 6 | S 4 | S 5 | E 8 | S 6 | E 9 | S 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | 30 | — | 8 | 40 | 16 | 9 | 38 | 30 | 26 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 329 | 474 | 45 | 144 | 144 | 22 | 22 | 144 | 109 | 861 | 861 | 209 | 144 | 861 | 68 | 144 | 2 | 58 |
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