Rincon Point

Rincon Point is an S-facing point break in Ventura & Santa Barbara, California, United States. It picks up swell from SSE and WSW to W, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 84% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the N: light winds or N breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while S onshores chop it up.

Rare slot: the Anacapa Passage lets in swell from 177° (S) and nothing either side. It only lines up when a storm sits in that exact direction, more than 124 km out. How slot swells work

Rare slot: the Anacapa Passage lets in swell from 185° (S) and nothing either side. It only lines up when a storm sits in that exact direction, more than 118 km out. How slot swells work

Break

Point

Faces

S (190°)

Best swell

W to WNW (260°–300°), 12 s or longer

Best wind

NW to NE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

4–8 ft at the beach

Swell window

SSE (151.5° to 156°); WSW to W (251.5° to 277.5°)

Rare slot

Anacapa Passage, 177° S

Rare slot

Anacapa Passage, 185° S

Offshore wind

N

Tide

NOAA station 9411270

Wave buoy

EAST SANTA BARBARA - 12NM Southwest of Santa Barbara, CA · 36 km away

Cams

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