Hornitos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Howdy, Rusty here again, for those who think in feet and miles.

Let's be honest, the next couple of weeks are a bit of a frustrating stretch. There's some push in the water at times, but the wind is gonna be the enemy on most days, keeping the surface messy. There's no classic, clean groundswell event coming, just a few chances to snag a tidy wave if you're sharp.

The only spot on the radar is Hornitos. It's an intermediate wave, gets a bit of exposure to the swell, and you can expect a few others out there on the better days. Water temp is about average for the season, nothing to write home about.

Let's break it down. Thursday the 2nd and Friday the 3rd are a total loss. Swell is there, running 4ft to nearly 5ft from the SW with a good 13-14 second interval, but that cross-onshore wind is blowing it out. The surface is a mess of wind chop. Absolute scratch.

Saturday the 4th the swell drops right off to under 2ft, and the period goes super long to 21 seconds. That's a recipe for fat, un-rideable lumps. The wind is still cross-shore and messy. From Sunday the 5th through Tuesday the 7th, the swell sits around 3ft to 4ft with a solid 15-18 second period. The combined energy is solid, between 614 and 832, so there's some grunt, but the forecast keeps calling it "marginal" because of that light cross-onshore wind that's just enough to ruffle the surface. Not clean.

The only real highlights in this whole outlook, and I mean the only two, are the mornings of Wednesday the 8th and Friday the 10th. On Wednesday the 8th, the wind goes completely glassy. Dead flat. The swell is only about 2ft (0.7m), but it will be as clean as a whistle. The report says "expect good surf conditions." For this period, that's an absolute gem.

Then on Friday the 10th, we get another glassy start. The swell is a touch better at 3ft (0.8m) from the SW, with a 13-second period. Again, it's flagged as "good surf." It's going to be small, but for a log or a funboard, those two mornings are your only real shot at a clean, fun slide.

After that, the second week is pretty bare. Swell dips to 2ft to 2ft (0.5m-0.7m) for days on end with that cross-onshore breeze kicking up again. It's just not worth the drive. There's a small spike in the swell to about 4ft (1.1m) on Thursday the 16th, but the wind is back up to a steady 15 km/h cross-onshore, making it a bumpy, choppy mess. On those bigger, windier days, it probably looks more like a kite-surfing spot than a surfing one.

The call: Your best bet is to chase those glassy mornings on Wednesday the 8th and Friday the 10th. The swell is small, but it will be clean. Everything else is a battle against the wind for a sloppy, frustrating wave.

Rusty.

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