Ajo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, it’s Rusty.

Alright, let’s be straight with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and grim for Ajo. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak surf, and honestly, there’s not a single standout day in the whole 16-day window. The swell energy is mostly weak, and the wave heights are tiny. We’re looking at a lot of 2ft to 2ft slop, and the wind is often messing it up anyway. It's a real patience-tester.

The water here is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 72°F, which is about 2°F above average. A small but nice bonus if you do get in.

There’s a brief window on Monday morning, August 10th, where it's glassy with a clean 2ft NW swell, but it’s barely surfable and very ordinary. We then go through a long, poor stretch. Tuesday the 11th through to the 16th is just a write-off with cross-onshore winds and tiny, weak surf. The morning of Saturday the 15th has a clean cross-off wind, but the swell is only 2ft, so it’s not worth getting excited about.

The next time we see any kind of clean conditions is on Monday morning, August 17th. It's glassy again with a 3ft NW swell, but the period is short at 7 seconds, so it’s going to be a bit messy and lack power. We see a similar situation on Tuesday morning, August 18th, with 3ft and glassy conditions, but again short-period.

After that, it’s another flat spell until the weekend. The period from the 19th to the 21st is very poor, with wave heights dropping to 1ft.

Finally, there’s a slight pulse of longer-period energy (11 seconds) that shows up on the morning of Saturday, August 22nd, bringing a 2ft NW swell with glassy conditions. The energy is moderate, but the size is still small. It’s surfable, but nothing more.

The last chance is on the morning of Sunday, August 23rd, with glassy conditions and a clean-looking 2ft swell. Then, the window ends with a bigger pulse of energy arriving on Monday, August 24th. The swell jumps to 3ft, but the wind turns cross-onshore and choppy, ruining any chance of decent surf. The afternoon gets worse, with 4ft but moderate cross-onshore winds making it a messy, bumpy mess.

So, there you have it. A lot of waiting for not much payoff. If you’re desperate, pick one of those glassy mornings with 2ft – 3ft, but keep your expectations low. The long-range stuff for the 22nd and 23rd looks promising, but it's a week and a half out, so don't bank on it.

Stay patient.

Rusty

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