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Rincón and the west

Indicators

A reef point break in Rincón. Rights. Advanced.

Swell that worksW, WNW, NW, NNW: Works on west, west-northwest, northwest and north-northwest swellSurfline's text names northwest and north.Surfline
BreakReef point · rightSurfline; surf-forecast.com; wannasurf.com
Size4 to 8 ft, by Surfline; a wannasurf contributor says it holds 10 ft and more.Surfline; wannasurf.com
TideUnconfirmed Low to mid-low, by Surfline; "high tide only", by a wannasurf contributor.Surfline; wannasurf.com
WindEast-northeast or east.Surfline
SeasonFall and winter.Surfline
LevelAdvancedSurfline; wannasurf.com
18.3609, -67.2718Surfline

Today's call

Small2.2 ft, 10-second swell · light offshore windAt Rincón, on the conditions page

The conditions page scores Rincón, not this break on its own: how Indicators takes the same swell depends on the swell's direction and the tide above.

Swell at the nearest buoy now

Station readings, not conditions at a beach. From CariCOOS, NOAA buoys and the National Weather Service.

Hazards

  • A rock in the takeoff zone; the reef is exposed on all but the highest tides.Surfline
  • Urchins, rips and rocks; no channel.wannasurf.com

What the guides say

  • Named for the rock that "indicates" the sets coming to The Point and Maria's; near the lighthouse.Surfline

When the swell comes

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec RincónRincón buoy, January: 36% of readings groundswell, mostly from the N; average wave height 3.8 ft36Rincón buoy, February: 36% of readings groundswell, mostly from the N; average wave height 3.8 ft36Rincón buoy, March: 32% of readings groundswell, mostly from the N; average wave height 3.8 ft32Rincón buoy, April: 22% of readings groundswell, mostly from the N; average wave height 3.2 ft22Rincón buoy, May: 12% of readings groundswell, mostly from the N; average wave height 2.4 ft12Rincón buoy, June: 1% of readings groundswell; average wave height 2.1 ft1Rincón buoy, July: 0% of readings groundswell; average wave height 2.1 ft0Rincón buoy, August: 4% of readings groundswell; average wave height 2.2 ft4Rincón buoy, September: 25% of readings groundswell, mostly from the N; average wave height 3.0 ft25Rincón buoy, October: 30% of readings groundswell, mostly from the N; average wave height 3.1 ft30Rincón buoy, November: 37% of readings groundswell, mostly from the N; average wave height 3.7 ft37Rincón buoy, December: 37% of readings groundswell, mostly from the N; average wave height 4.1 ft37
Rincón buoy: share of readings that are groundswell (3 ft or more at 10 seconds or longer), by month. 787daily's analysis of NOAA NDBC buoy data, 2019–2025. The nearest buoy, not the break.
Show the numbers
BuoyJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Rincón buoy36% (avg 3.8 ft)36% (avg 3.8 ft)32% (avg 3.8 ft)22% (avg 3.2 ft)12% (avg 2.4 ft)1% (avg 2.1 ft)0% (avg 2.1 ft)4% (avg 2.2 ft)25% (avg 3.0 ft)30% (avg 3.1 ft)37% (avg 3.7 ft)37% (avg 4.1 ft)

Every buoy and month: when to come.