Rincon (The Cove) Surf Report & Forecast
Surf Report and Surf Forecast
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Current Surf Conditions
Condition Rating
Surf Height
1-2FT
Knee to thigh
Swell
Wind
3KTSS
3kts gusts, Onshore
Tide
Temperature
66°F
2mm wetsuit
Santa Barbara Forecast
Chris Borg •Today
SB waves are weak today. Better mix of SW-SSW swells outside SB.
Locally small surf averaging under thigh high. Clean conditions in the morning, manageable W afternoon onshores.
Outside of SB, SSW tropical swell drops as fresh SW Southern Hemi joins in, keeping exposures in fun surf.
Rincon (The Cove) Surf Forecast
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Rincon (The Cove) Surf Guide
Known as the "Queen of the Coast", Rincon is one of the best waves on the planet. A classic California pointbreak, Rincon is actually the product of a rivermouth that has groomed the point over millions of years. If you can luck into a set off the Indicator, race through the section that runs across the Rivermouth, connect it to the Cove and carve to the freeway (a total distance of about 300 yards), you've completed the iditarod of pointbreak surfing. As its location is right off the highway, R... Read more