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Ventura County and Santa Barbara County Surfing

R incon is a surf spot located at the is best at low tide during the winter months casional deaths at Rincon, mostly resulting
Ventura and Santa Barbara County line when swells are coming mostly from the from surfers getting caught at the bottom of
in Southern California, USA. Also known as west and northwest. Because of the quality the cove at higher tides during larger swells,
the “Queen of the Coast”, Rincon is one of of the wave, people travel from all over the and getting smashed into the granite boul-
the most famous surf spots in California, world to surf there, sometimes resulting ders which support the nearby freeway
known around the world for its well-formed in extremely crowded surfing conditions,
waves and long rides. The book 100 Best but rarely in aggressive behavior, physical
Surf Spots in the World rates Rincon at 24. It altercations or injuries. There have been oc-