Ensenada Beaches Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Baja Norte, Mexico)

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Ensenada Beaches Surf Guide

Ensenada Beaches in Baja Norte is a fairly exposed beach break that has pretty consitent surf. Autumn and winter are the best times of year for waves. Offshore winds blow from the east northeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west northwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. Sometimes crowded. Beware of pollution and sharks.

Ensenada Beaches Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	16.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Ensenada Beaches:

The best conditions reported for surf at Ensenada Beaches occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Ensenada Beaches (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Ensenada Beaches with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 37% of the time in January while 40% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 23% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

37%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

40%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

23%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

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Interactive Ensenada Beaches surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Ensenada Beaches is General Alberto L Salinas C International (Ensenada) Airport (ESE) in Mexico, 2 km (1 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Ensenada Beaches is General Abelardo L Rodriguez International (Tijuana) Airport (TIJ), also in Mexico, 89 km (55 miles) away.

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Ensenada Beaches Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 13:09 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	2PM	5PM	8PM	11PM
Wave (m)	WNW	SSW	WNW	SSW
Period (s)	16	16	15	16
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	on	cross- on

What does Ensenada Beaches look like?

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Tides at Ensenada Beaches

Current tide and informaton

For Ensenada, Baja California Norte, Mexico, 6 km from Ensenada Beaches.

Next High Water: 10:36pm | 1.58m

Next Low Water: 04:01pm | 0.69m

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Ensenada Beaches Sea Temperature

The water temperature at Ensenada Beaches is rather cool (16.7 °C) and the air temperature will feel similar. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.

Current Temp*: 16.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

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Swell History at Ensenada Beaches

Surf stats for Ensenada Beaches, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

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Wind History at Ensenada Beaches

Wind stats for Ensenada Beaches, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

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Ensenada Beaches Reviews:

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Ratings

Based on 6 votes.

Overall:3.0
Quality on a good day:4.0
Consistency of Surf:4.0
Difficulty Level:3.7
Wind and Kite Surfing:3.4
Crowds:3.8
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Review

Impartial reviews submitted by Surf-Forecast users.

jorge peralta from Mexico

“Muy buena pagina.”

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