Rincon Beach County Park
Santa Barbara County, California, United States
Tomorrow at a glance
Best: 8 am to sunset, sunset 6:13 pm8.3
4 km/h2 mph wind, Great
8.2
6 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8.3
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.1
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.4
3 km/h2 mph wind, Great
8.5
3 km/h2 mph wind, Excellent
8.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.4
7 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.4
8 km/h5 mph wind, Great
8.3
5 km/h3 mph wind, Great
This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.
Best time to swim
Best: 8 am to sunset. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.
- Air
- 18°C64°F
- Water
- 21°C71°F
- Wind
- 85 km/hmph SE
- Gusts
- 96 km/hmph
- Waves
- 0.8 m3 ft
- UV
- 0 low
- Tide
- falling
- Rain
- 10%
- Sunset
- 6:13 pm
Tide, next 24 hours
- Low 1 am, -0.2 m<1 ft
- High 8 am, 1.1 m4 ft
- Low 2 pm, -0.2 m<1 ft
- High 8 pm, 0.9 m3 ft
Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.
Beach info
Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.
About Rincon Beach County Park
Rincon Beach County Park is a beach in California, United States. It is 0.69 miles long and covers an area of 6.2 acres. The nearest town is Carpinteria, located 2.7 miles away, and there are parking options within 510 feet.
Rincon (Spanish, "angle" or "corner") is a surf spot located at the Ventura and Santa Barbara County line in Southern California, United States. Also known as the "Queen of the Coast", Rincon is one of the most famous surf spots in California, known around the world for its well-formed waves and long rides. The book 100 Best Surf Spots in the World rates Rincon at 24. It is best at low tide during the winter months when swells are coming mostly from the west and northwest. There is a gated residential community that occupies most of the Rincon beachfront. Public access is provided at parking lots on both sides of the gated community, with restrooms and a picnic area in the upper parking lot, Rincon Beach Park.
Source: Rincon (surfspot) on Wikipedia (authors). Text available under CC BY-SA 4.0; text may have been shortened. Retrieved Oct 18, 2026. Data sources
Facilities
- Restrooms90 m290 ft away
- Showers80 m280 ft away
- Parking3 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 160 m510 ft. Fee not listed
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest bus stop
- 900 m0.6 miHwy 150 & Camino Carreta
- Nearest town
- 4.3 km2.7 miCarpinteria (town)
- Nearest airport
- 39 km24 miSanta Paula Airport (SZP)
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- La Conchita Beach3.1 km1.9 mi south-east away8.3 Great tomorrow
- Carpinteria State Beach4.2 km2.6 mi north-west away8.3 Great tomorrow
- Oil Piers Beach5.3 km3.3 mi south-east away8.3 Great tomorrow
- Santa Claus Beach7.3 km4.6 mi north-west away8.6 Excellent tomorrow
- Rincon Beach9.1 km5.7 mi south-east away8.2 Great tomorrow
Where to stay near the beach
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The days ahead
Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.
- Fri8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 4%
- Sat9.0 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 0%
- Sun8.5 ExcellentBest 8 am to 1 pmWind up to 8 km/h5 mph, rain 0%
- Mon9.4 ExcellentBest 10 am to 7 pmWind up to 12 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Tue8.7 ExcellentBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 0%
- Wed6.0 GoodBest 8 am to 7 pmWind up to 9 km/h6 mph, rain 0%