Rincon
Ventura / Santa Barbara · United States
Rating right now
The Queen of the Coast — a cobbled point that delivers Southern California's longest, cleanest right-hand walls when a solid SSW meets an east wind. Heavy local hierarchy at the top of the point.
Today's surf at Rincon
Updated 03:11 spot time
Rincon surf report for Sunday 27 Sept: waves 2.5 ft–3 ft waist to chest high, 2.5 ft W swell at 6.2 s. Wind up to 7 mph SE. Water 73°F. Best surf window around 5:00 AM — fun (3/5) with 7 mph SE wind.
Tides today: low 4:08 AM (1.0 ft), high 10:20 AM (5.7 ft), low 4:48 PM (0.4 ft), high 10:57 PM (4.7 ft)
Snapshot from the Sunday 27 Sept build — the live hourly forecast below updates every hour.
10-day forecast
Local time · updates hourly
Wave height & period
Wind
| Time | Rating | Waves | Swell | Wind | Air |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Know before you go
Best swell
S–SW
Best wind
NE–E
Ideal size
4–8 ft
Break type
Point break
Best season
Year-round; winter best
Crowd
Very crowded
Safety: A demanding wave: solid fitness, confident duck-dives and crowd awareness are the entry fee. The current pushes against you on the paddle-out, and the take-off zone has a strict local order.
Nearby spots
Ventura Point
Ventura · United States
Surfrider Beach, Malibu
Los Angeles County · United States
Southside HB Pier
Huntington Beach · United States
Newport Point
Newport Beach, California · United States
The Wedge
Newport Beach · United States
Laguna Beach (Brooks Street)
Orange County, California · United States
New to reading forecasts?
Two short guides that make the numbers above make sense.