EXCELLENT 9.0
Rincon
Santa Barbara, USA
Right now
· Swell WSW 0.4m 6sOK to surf, not perfectFAIR
Waves
Chest high0.8–1.3m
Bumpy waves· 6s
Wind
Almost no wind — glassy water5kph
SW
Best time to surf
AICould not generate AI recommendation at this time
03:0006:0009:00
Tides
Today
▲10:00 PM0.7m
Today's Tides · Wednesday, April 1, 2026
Now0.69m↗ Rising
▲
High Tide
10:00 PM
0.69m
Not enough data for chart
Next 4 Days
Wave Forecast (5 Days)
0.3–1.3m face · Avg 10s
Primary swell WSW · 0.3m · 8s
Thu, Apr 2
0.3-0.5m
24h
8s
0.4-0.6m
03h
10.7s
0.4-0.6m
06h
10.6s
0.4-0.6m
09h
10.7s
0.5-0.7m
12h
10.9s
0.6-0.9m
15h
11.2s
0.7-1.1m
18h
10.3s
0.8-1.3m
21h
7.3s
Wave Height (meters)
Top numbers: height · Bottom numbers: period
Wind Forecast (5 Days)
Onshore (estimate) · choppier waves
Thu, Apr 2
0.8
↙
24h
SSW
3.8
↖
03h
NNW
5.2
↖
06h
NW
4.7
←
09h
W
7.1
↙
12h
WSW
11.2
↙
15h
WSW
18.4
←
18h
W
2.9
↗
21h
NNE
Wind Speed (km/h)
Wind Gusts
Arrows match the direction label
Recommendations by Level
FAIR
Good size · short 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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