Rincon (Santa Barbara)

Point break

Californie, États-Unis

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From level intermediate · Shorty 2 mmAccessible from intermediate level: knee-high waves (0.3–0.4 m), fairly forgiving, a long, powerful swell (12 s) that pushes hard, an onshore wind that chops up the surface. Below that, better to aim for more modest conditions.
Nearby spots
Sandspit5.820 km · Point breakC Street (Surfers Point)5.820 km · Point break
Conditions
5.2/10
Fair
Size
0.3–0.4 m
knee-high
Wind
13 km/h
W · Cross-onshore
Swell
0.3 m
12 s · SW
Best window · 15h5.4/10 · 0.3–0.5 m · 14 km/h
Today's take

Tiny wave, nice long, clean swell from the SW. Side-onshore wind that degrades the quality. Fair conditions, surfable but nothing special: fine for a practice session.

Today's forecast

FRIDAY, AUGUST 14
RatingWaves mSwell sWind km/hWeather
15h0.2–0.31017☀️23°
18h0.2–0.3815🌤️21°
21hBest0.2–0.545🌤️18°

3-hour slots (spot local time · PDT) · ★ rating out of 5 · arrow = swell/wind direction · highlighted row = best slot

Tides

00h15 Sat06h12h18h0 mBM 05:24-0.7 mPM 11:48+0.8 mBM 17:46-0.3 mmaintenant

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Last updated: Fri, Aug 14, 22:41 PDT · Données : Open-Meteo (modèles vagues + météo) · servies depuis la base pré-calculée.