EXCELLENT 10.0
Rincon
Santa Barbara, USA
Right now
· Swell S 0.4m 11sGood conditionsGO SURF
Waves
Knee high0.5–0.7m
Smooth, clean waves· 11s
Wind
Almost no wind — glassy water3kph
W
Best time to surf
AICould not generate AI recommendation at this time
24:0003:0006:00
Tides
Today
▲10:03 PM0.6m
Today's Tides · Wednesday, March 18, 2026
Now0.59m↗ Rising
▲
High Tide
10:03 PM
0.59m
Not enough data for chart
Next 4 Days
Wave Forecast (5 Days)
0.5–0.8m face · Avg 11s
Primary swell S · 0.4m · 12s
Thu, Mar 19
0.5-0.8m
24h
11.8s
0.5-0.8m
03h
11.8s
0.5-0.8m
06h
11.5s
0.5-0.8m
09h
11.3s
0.5-0.8m
12h
11s
0.5-0.8m
15h
10.7s
0.5-0.7m
18h
10.6s
0.5-0.8m
21h
10.5s
Wave Height (meters)
Top numbers: height · Bottom numbers: period
Wind Forecast (5 Days)
Cross-shore (estimate) · mixed
Thu, Mar 19
2.7
↘
24h
ESE
5.1
↙
03h
SW
5
←
06h
W
1
↗
09h
NE
8.4
↙
12h
SW
7.8
↙
15h
SW
4
←
18h
W
1.8
↙
21h
SW
Wind Speed (km/h)
Wind Gusts
Arrows match the direction label
Recommendations by Level
EXCELLENT
Good size · long period · Good wind⏰Best: 24:00 · 03:00
Inside sections can be suitable for confident beginners at higher tides when the wave is softer. Stick to the whitewash zone and avoid the main peak where more experienced surfers sit.
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