Rincon Point • Surf Spot Statistics

Best Surf Season (October - March)

The Pacific storm track shifts south and Rincon comes back to life as the northern fall deepens into winter. Average wave periods climb to a powerful 11.3-12.3s while average heights hold around 3-4ft (1-1.2m). More importantly, offshore N to NNW wind frequency jumps to 31-47%, giving the point the clean surface it needs to hold shape. The raw directional data is still dominated by W and WNW swells rather than the textbook SSE/S/SSW/SW angle for this south-facing spot, but the combination of long-period groundswell, occasional WSW-SW wrap, and reliable offshore flow creates the most consistent windows of quality surf. The best days come when a strong North Pacific low sends long-period swell toward the Channel Islands while high pressure over the Great Basin pulls in N/NE offshore winds.

Fair Surf Season (April - May & September)

These are transitional months where Rincon is caught between winter and summer patterns. April still carries 3-4ft (1.2m) of winter groundswell, but the wind clock starts turning more onshore and ideal offshore days slip to around 32%. May sees a drop in wind quality down to 18%, though the first meaningful southern hemi pulses begin to appear in the mix. September is the crux month: southern/SW energy reaches one of its annual peaks, making up roughly 13% of the swell spectrum, while the wind regime slowly rotates back toward offshore. Inconsistent, but when a September southerly blast lines up with clean morning breeze, the point can produce excellent waves.

Low Surf Season (June - August)

Summer doldrums take over as the Pacific High becomes firmly anchored offshore. The wind regime flips hard into the WSW/SW quadrant, onshore wind frequencies skyrocket, and ideal offshore wind days collapse to just 4-8%. Average swell heights drop to around 3ft (0.9-1m), and although the southern quadrant does deliver more SSE/S/SSW/SW energy during summer, it is often small, generally in the 2-3ft (0.5-1m) range, and regularly chopped up by afternoon seabreeze. Only the biggest south or southwest pulses under early morning offshore conditions create anything memorable.