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Best Time to Surf Rincon

Carpinteria, CA

Rincon is a surf break in Carpinteria, CA, and this page shows the time of year when it usually gets the most surf. The figures are three years of offshore wave data, 2022 to 2024, averaged month by month at the nearest offshore point. The peak surf season at Rincon is Jan & Dec, when the average offshore swell is at its biggest.

Peak surf season: Jan & Dec.

Based on the 3-year average offshore wave height, 2022–2024.

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3-year monthly avg · offshore significant wave height · 2022–2024

Peak surf season:JanDec
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Peak monthsThis monthOff-peakTap a bar for details.
Jan: 4.0ft average swell at 9.8 s from the W.
Feb: 3.5ft average swell at 9.4 s from the W.
Mar: 3.5ft average swell at 8.2 s from the W.
Apr: 3.1ft average swell at 6.7 s from the W.
May: 2.8ft average swell at 6.8 s from the W.
Jun: 2.5ft average swell at 6.2 s from the W.
Jul: 2.2ft average swell at 5.7 s from the W.
Aug: 2.2ft average swell at 6.2 s from the W.
Sep: 2.3ft average swell at 6.7 s from the W.
Oct: 2.5ft average swell at 7.5 s from the W.
Nov: 2.8ft average swell at 8.5 s from the W.
Dec: 3.6ft average swell at 9.8 s from the W.

Offshore significant wave height (Hs) from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, 2022–2024, at 34.5°, -119.5°.

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