Las Gaviotas Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Las Gaviotas in Baja Norte is an exposed reef break that has reliable surf. Autumn and winter are the favoured times of year for waves. Offshore winds blow from the northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the west. There are left and right breaking reefs. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Beware of urchins, rocks and private access.

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Overall Las Gaviotas Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Las Gaviotas:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Primo Tapia	1 mi
Second closest break	Rancho Santini	1 mi
Third closest break	Rauls	2 mi
Fourth closest break	K-40	2 mi
Fifth closest break	K-38	4 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Las Gaviotas:
Closest wave buoy	San Clemente Basin Buoy	68 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Tanner Banks Buoy	154 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Santa Monica Basin Buoy	163 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	South Santa Rosa Island Buoy	216 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	East Santa Barbara Buoy	220 mi
Tide stations nearest to Las Gaviotas:
Closest tide station	Imperial Beach, California	29 mi
Second closest tide station	Ensenada, Baja California Norte, Mexico	30 mi
Third closest tide station	Ensenada, Baja California Norte, Mexico (2)	30 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Ensenada, Baja California Norte, Mexico (3)	30 mi
Fifth closest tide station	National City, San Diego Bay, California	34 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Las Gaviotas:
Closest ski area	Big Bear Mountain (United States)	139 mi
Second closest ski area	Snow Valley (United States)	139 mi
Third closest ski area	Snow Summit (United States)	140 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Bear Mountain (United States)	145 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Mt Baldy (United States)	145 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Las Gaviotas:
Closest city location	Primo Tapia (Mexico)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Rosarito (Mexico)	11 mi
Third closest city location	Tijuana (Mexico)	22 mi
Fourth closest city location	El Sauzal (Mexico)	25 mi
Fifth closest city location	Imperial Beach (United States)	29 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Las Gaviotas is General Abelardo L Rodriguez International (Tijuana) Airport (TIJ) in Mexico, 38 km (24 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Las Gaviotas is General Alberto L Salinas C International (Ensenada) Airport (ESE), also in Mexico, 54 km (34 miles) away.
• Third is North Island Nas (San Diego) Airport (NZY) in USA, 62 km (39 miles) away.
• San Diego International Lindbergh Fld Airport (SAN) in USA is 64 km (40 miles) away.
• Miramar Mcas Airport (NKX), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Las Gaviotas and is 77 km (48 miles) away.