California, United States

Rincon buoy: live swell

Rincon, between Santa Barbara and Ventura, is a long right-hand point break that works on west-north-west winter swells. The East Santa Barbara buoy is 36 km away.

Buoy colour: wave height

Buoys for Rincon

Check this one first36 km south-west

EAST SANTA BARBARA - 12NM Southwest of Santa Barbara, CA

The buoy that best reflects the swell at the spot. NDBC 46053.

Reading at 04:50 AM

20 km west

Wind · Santa Barbara, CA

5 km/h

gusts 8 km/h

Reading at 04:30 AM

Tides at Rincon Island, Mussel Shoals

High tide06:46 AM1.72 m · coef. 68
Low tide01:15 PM0.23 m
High tide07:08 PM1.36 m · coef. 72
Low tideFri 12:51 AM0.34 m

Rincon wave forecast

Wave model GFS Wave 18 km · updated 1 hour ago


0.4-0.5m 26 kJ	0.4m 9s	257°
0.4-0.5m 62 kJ	0.4m 13s	202°
0.4-0.5m 97 kJ	0.4m 17s	195°
0.4-0.5m 95 kJ	0.4m 17s	194°
0.3-0.4m 70 kJ	0.4m 17s	193°
0.3-0.4m 55 kJ	0.3m 17s	194°

Low tide	12:17 AM	0.23m
High tide	06:46 AM	1.72m	68
Low tide	01:15 PM	0.23m
High tide	07:08 PM	1.36m	72


0.2-0.3m 32 kJ	0.3m 16s	198°
0.3-0.3m 37 kJ	0.3m 15s	197°
0.3-0.3m 36 kJ	0.3m 15s	198°
0.3-0.3m 34 kJ	0.3m 15s	203°
0.3-0.3m 32 kJ	0.3m 14s	202°
0.2-0.3m 28 kJ	0.3m 14s	199°

Low tide	12:51 AM	0.34m
High tide	07:14 AM	1.81m	76
Low tide	01:57 PM	0.07m
High tide	07:59 PM	1.31m	79


0.2-0.3m 24 kJ	0.2m 14s	195°
0.2-0.3m 35 kJ	0.2m 18s	212°
0.2-0.3m 41 kJ	0.3m 18s	212°
0.2-0.3m 24 kJ	0.3m 14s	196°
0.2-0.3m 24 kJ	0.3m 14s	197°
0.2-0.3m 32 kJ	0.2m 17s	213°

Low tide	01:21 AM	0.47m
High tide	07:41 AM	1.87m	81
Low tide	02:36 PM	-0.05m
High tide	08:47 PM	1.25m	83


0.2-0.2m 26 kJ	0.2m 17s	214°
0.2-0.2m 26 kJ	0.2m 17s	214°
0.2-0.2m 26 kJ	0.2m 16s	216°
0.2-0.2m 25 kJ	0.2m 16s	220°
0.2-0.3m 29 kJ	0.2m 16s	219°
0.2-0.3m 29 kJ	0.2m 16s	221°

Low tide	01:48 AM	0.58m
High tide	08:06 AM	1.89m	84
Low tide	03:12 PM	-0.11m
High tide	09:32 PM	1.2m	84


0.2-0.3m 32 kJ	0.3m 15s	223°
0.3-0.3m 36 kJ	0.3m 15s	223°
0.2-0.3m 31 kJ	0.3m 15s	222°
0.2-0.3m 29 kJ	0.3m 15s	220°
0.2-0.3m 29 kJ	0.3m 15s	219°
0.3-0.3m 33 kJ	0.3m 15s	219°

Low tide	02:14 AM	0.69m
High tide	08:32 AM	1.89m	84
Low tide	03:48 PM	-0.13m
High tide	10:19 PM	1.15m	83

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