Rincon water quality & water temp today
Rincon Beach (station 1000): Post-rainfall advisory – sample 10/19/2026, Enterococcus <10; Rincon Beach (station 1100): Post-rainfall advisory – sample 10/19/2026, Enterococcus <10
Source: Ventura County Environmental Health · updated Mon Oct 26, 9:38 AM PT
Water temp
72.5°F
NOAA NDBC 46053 – EAST SANTA BARBARA - 12NM Southwest of Santa Barbara, CA, 36 km away · Tue Oct 27, 2:00 PM PT
What to wear
Boardshorts or a bikini/top
≥72°F trunks · 66–71 spring/2mm · 62–65 3/2 · 58–61 4/3 · <58 4/3–5/4 + booties
Latest bacteria grade
A+ dry · n/s wet
Rincon Beach- South of Creek · Heal the Bay Beach Report Card · Oct 23, 2026 (n/s = not sampled)
Rain (72 h)
0.00″
NWS KOXR · below the 0.1″ advisory threshold
Official monitoring stations
- Rincon Beach (station 1000) — Post-rainfall advisory – sample 10/19/2026, Enterococcus <10
- Rincon Beach (station 1100) — Post-rainfall advisory – sample 10/19/2026, Enterococcus <10
About Rincon
Rincon is the Queen of the Coast, a long right-hand cobblestone point break on the Santa Barbara/Ventura line in Ventura County. Like most Southern California breaks, its water quality is driven mostly by runoff: after rain, storm drains, creeks and river mouths flush bacteria into the surf zone, and county health officers advise staying out of the ocean for at least 72 hours. During dry weather, water near creek mouths, piers and enclosed beaches still tends to grade worse than open coastline. County agencies sample weekly (more often in summer) and post advisories when bacteria exceed state standards, or close beaches after sewage spills. Ocean temperatures here typically run from the high 50s°F in spring upwelling to the low-to-mid 70s°F in late summer, so check the live reading above before choosing your rubber.
Wetsuit picks
Today's call here: Boardshorts or a bikini/top. Gear recommendations for each thickness are coming soon.
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