La Rinconada surf forecast
Cobquecura · Ñuble · Chile
Today at La Rinconada: waves 1–1.6 m, head high to overhead around 19:00 (6 s swell), cross-shore wind. Fair for intermediate surfers, poor–fair for beginners, poor–fair for advanced. Updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC.
La Rinconada surf forecast, next 7 days
The best daylight hour of each day, rated for each level. Best day: Tuesday 27 Oct (waves 0.8–1.2 m, cross-offshore).
| Day | Best | Waves | Wind | Beg. | Int. | Adv. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 19:00 | 1–1.6 m | cross-shore | Poor–Fair | Fair | Poor–Fair |
| Thu 22 | 20:00 | 0.8–1.2 m | cross-shore | Fair | Good | Poor–Fair |
| Fri 23 | 10:00 | 0.7–1.1 m | onshore | Fair | Fair | Poor |
| Sat 24 | 07:00 | 0.7–1.1 m | offshore | Fair | Fair | Poor |
| Sun 25 | 07:00 | 0.6–1 m | offshore | Fair | Fair | Poor |
| Mon 26 | 20:00 | 0.7–1.1 m | cross-shore | Poor–Fair | Poor–Fair | Poor |
| Tue 27 | 08:00 | 0.8–1.2 m | cross-offshore | Fair | Good | Poor–Fair |
Model forecast updated 21 Oct, 15:51 UTC. Hour by hour with swell direction, tide and webcams: open the live forecast.
Left point along a black-sand beach near Taucú, about 6 km south of Cobquecura, where fishing boats sell their catch. The set-up is like Buchupureo's but less hollow: long walls with cutback shoulders that pull in learners in summer. It works on SW to S swell from about 1 m and holds near 4 m at any tide, with an east to southeast wind. Improvers can ride the shoulder on small days; on big days the rips are strong.
- Break
- point break, lefts; faces W
- Level
- intermediate
- Best swell
- SW, S, WSW
- Best wind
- E, SE, ESE (offshore)
- Best tide
- all tides
- Season
- March-September
- Typical size
- 1-4 m
- Crowd
- medium
- Hazards
- rips and undertow; rocks at the point
Nearby spots
- Buchupureo, Cobquecura
Questions
Is La Rinconada good for beginners?
It is best for intermediate surfers (rips and undertow; rocks at the point).
What swell, wind and tide work best at La Rinconada?
SW, S, WSW swell, E, SE, ESE wind (offshore), at all tides. Typical size 1-4 m.
Live swell, wind, tide, a 14-day outlook, satellite pictures and webcams for La Rinconada are in the Surf Spoting app.