Hornitos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's coming up at Hornitos over the next couple of weeks. Honestly, it's a patchy run – nothing to get truly fired up about, but there are a few pockets worth keeping an eye on. The water is sitting at 63.3°F right now, a touch warmer than usual for this time of year by about 1.8°F, so it's a bit of a treat.

We start off Monday 6th July afternoon with a 3.6ft SW groundswell rolling in at 16 seconds – that's proper long-period energy, good for shaping up but with a light cross-onshore breeze it's a bit messy. Combined energy is moderate at 734, but the quality just isn't there. Tuesday 7th and Wednesday 8th stay small and marginal, with the swell dropping under 3.3ft and the wind staying cross-on or onshore. Not worth paddling out for.

Thursday 9th morning sees a touch of glass with a 3ft SW swell (16s) and a light onshore wind? Actually it's "on" wind state – slight air, but still onshore. Not clean. Thursday afternoon is a write-off.

Now here's the standout: Friday 10th July morning. The wind goes glassy, dead calm, and we've got a 3ft SW groundswell at 13 seconds – combined energy 430, moderate. That's clean, lined-up, and with the optimum swell direction right from the SW, Hornitos will be working nicely. Crowds are possible but with conditions that good, expect a few locals on it. This is the session to target.

After that, Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th drop off again, small and cross-onshore or onshore. Monday 13th afternoon flirts with glassy conditions but only 2.3ft – surfable but very ordinary. Tuesday 14th stays marginal with a small bump in the afternoon to 3.6ft but cross-on.

Wednesday 15th morning brings a jump in size to 4.9ft SW (14s) with onshore wind – combined energy 832, moderate-strong, but the wind kills it. This is getting into intermediate territory size-wise, but not clean. Thursday 16th drops back to 3.9ft, still cross-on.

Second week sees a bit more size but wind remains a problem. Friday 17th small again with a long-period 17s swell but cross-on. Saturday 18th morning has 3.9ft SSW (15s) and cross-on, then afternoon turns choppy with a gentle breeze. Sunday 19th similar story.

Monday 20th morning: 5.2ft WSW (13s) – combined energy 807, moderate-strong. Wind is cross-on, so it's a bit bumpy. Afternoon gets worse with a moderate breeze. Tuesday 21st morning: 5.9ft WSW (13s)

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