EXCELLENT 10.0
Rincon
Santa Barbara, USA
Right now
· Swell W 0.5m 10sGood conditionsGO SURF
Waves
Waist high0.6–0.9m
Smooth, clean waves· 10s
Wind
Almost no wind — glassy water1kph
N
Best time to surf
AICould not generate AI recommendation at this time
24:0018:0021:00
Tides
Today
▲10:59 PM0.7m
Today's Tides · Friday, March 20, 2026
Now0.73m↗ Rising
▲
High Tide
10:59 PM
0.73m
Not enough data for chart
Next 4 Days
Wave Forecast (5 Days)
0.5–0.9m face · Avg 8s
Primary swell W · 0.4m · 9s
Sat, Mar 21
0.5-0.7m
24h
8.5s
0.5-0.8m
03h
8.4s
0.5-0.8m
06h
7.5s
0.5-0.8m
09h
7.7s
0.5-0.8m
12h
7.3s
0.5-0.8m
15h
7.5s
0.5-0.8m
18h
8.7s
0.6-0.9m
21h
10.2s
Wave Height (meters)
Top numbers: height · Bottom numbers: period
Wind Forecast (5 Days)
Offshore (estimate) · cleaner waves
Sat, Mar 21
4.7
↘
24h
ESE
8.1
↙
03h
SSW
4.1
↘
06h
ESE
4.8
↘
09h
SSE
5.4
↓
12h
S
4.2
↘
15h
SSE
5.4
↙
18h
SW
1.1
↑
21h
N
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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