Ajo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty.

Alright mate, let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Ajo over the next couple of weeks, and I’ll be straight with you – it’s looking pretty grim. There’s a real long dry spell here with no surf worth paddling out for, and it stretches all the way from now until the morning of Friday August 7th. That’s a solid five or six days of basically nothing – tiny waves, poor conditions, the whole lot. You could wait it out, but don't expect any surprises.

The first glimpse of anything that even gets a score of 1 out of 10 comes on the morning of Friday August 7th. We’re looking at Ajo, a break that's exposed to the swell. The swell is a tiny 2ft from the NNW, with a period of only 7 seconds – that’s short period, windswell stuff, no grunt behind it. Combined energy is weak at 62. What makes this one marginally better than the rest is a glassy wind from the NNE at just 3 mph, so it’ll be clean on the surface. But don’t get excited; they’re calling it “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions”, and I’d agree. It’s a beginner-friendly wave here, very consistent, and crowds are often around. The water’s a touch warmer than normal at 73°F, with an anomaly of 3°F, so that’s a little above average for the time of year. Still, it’s nothing to write home about.

After that Friday morning, we’re back into poor conditions and tiny swell for over a week. Ajo stays disappointing through to the morning of Wednesday August 12th, when we see another 1 out of 10 morning – this time 3ft from the N, period a short 6 seconds, combined energy only 65, but again there’s glassy conditions with a light NE breeze at 3 mph. Same story, clean surface, weak waves, not worth suiting up for unless you’re absolutely desperate. The rest of the 16-day window is a write-off from there – just small, weak, messy surf with cross-onshore winds or onshores spoiling whatever is there.

So to sum it up, there’s no standout session here, not one. The best you’re getting is a couple of mornings with clean, weak ankle-biters. If you’re after a real wave, you’ll be waiting. Forecasts can change, but honestly, for Ajo, this is a pretty typical quiet run. Not much to get emotional about.

Later,
Rusty

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