Hornitos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s look at what’s coming up for Hornitos over the next couple of weeks.

Alright, the overall pattern is a bit of a slow burn. There’s no real standout surf here for the first week, but a few afternoons will offer clean, glassy conditions on small, workable waves. The real highlight looks like it’s going to be a solid pulse of swell that arrives around the 27th of July, but that’s a long way off and the wind is a question mark.

The first recommendation is for Monday the 13th. It’s a small day with a 2ft swell from the WSW, but the combined wave energy is still moderate at 540. The problem is a cross-on breeze, so it’s a bit bumpy. Not the best start.

Tuesday the 14th is where things get interesting. The morning has a cleaner 4ft swell from the WSW, but the real score is Tuesday afternoon. The swell picks up to 5ft from the SW with a 14-second period – that’s got some proper groundswell energy behind it with a combined energy of 786. And the wind? Glassy. Dead flat. That’s going to be clean, lined-up waves at Hornitos. Best point of the first week, hands down.

Wednesday the 15th is a repeat of the pattern: morning wind is clean but the swell is down to 3ft, while the afternoon turns glassy again with a 5ft SW swell. Another good session, but the period drops a touch to 13 seconds. Solid but not quite as good as Tuesday.

The rest of that week fades. Thursday and Friday mornings are small and onshore, and the afternoons are nothing special. The combined energy drops right off, down to 100 and 223 on Friday and Thursday afternoons.

Saturday the 18th has a glassy afternoon again with a 3ft WSW swell, but the period is only 10 seconds – short period mush. It’s surfable, but only just.

There’s a real gap from the 19th through to the 26th. A solid week of mediocrity. The wind is mostly cross-on or onshore, and the swell hangs around the 3ft to 5ft mark with short to moderate periods. The combined energy stays in the 300-500 range, but the conditions are just never quite right. The 22nd has a glassy morning but only 3ft of swell – not enough to get excited about.

Then, on the 27th of July – that’s a Monday, two weeks out – we’ve got a proper pulse of SW swell coming through. The Monday morning shows 5ft at 14 seconds, with a combined energy of 898. That’s a solid, powerful groundswell. The catch? The wind on Monday morning is onshore, and the afternoon turns cross-on with a stronger breeze. It’s a promise of good waves, but the wind might ruin it. If that wind shifts offshore, it’ll be the best session of the whole outlook. Keep an eye on it, but don’t book the day off work just yet.

So, my pick: Tuesday 14th July, afternoon. The glassy conditions and 5ft SW groundswell (14 sec) will give you clean, fun waves at Hornitos. It’s the only true standout in the near term. The 27th of July has the potential to be bigger, but it’s a gamble on the wind.

Stay stoked,
Rusty

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