Hornitos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here again – putting it in feet and degrees for the old-timers.

To get right to it, this whole run is more about small clean windows than anything firing. The water’s a warm 19° or 66° – a good 3° warmer than normal for September. That's seriously mild.

We start off on Friday the 11th with a bit of a letdown. Hornitos is getting a 2-3 ft swell from the Southwest with a 13-second period, but a 12 mph cross-onshore wind blows the surface up. It’s just ugly.

Saturday morning the 12th is where the first call is. The wind drops to a total glass – 3 mph – around a 3 ft SW swell with a nice 12-second period. The energy's moderate at 248. This is the only good session before the wind kicks onshore in the afternoon (15 mph). A small-wave special with perfect shape. Crowds are possible, but worth it.

Sunday the 13th looks similar: a glassy morning with a 4 ft SW swell, but the period's shorter at 9 seconds. The water is "ordinary" again. Afternoon’s onshore wind does it in.

Monday morning the 14th – we got one that counts. Yes, the face height is only about 2 ft, but the period is 18 seconds – that's a serious groundswell. The energy is strong (447). Glassy conditions and a long-period SW swell like this will want to produce long, smooth walls at Hornitos (it's fairly exposed, suited to reefs). This is the best of the whole outlook. It's a standout. Be there early.

Tuesday the 14th – another glass-off in the morning, 3 ft swell from the SW at a long 14 seconds. Clean surf expected (360 energy), then it’s gone again wind.

After that, from Wednesday the 16th all the way to Saturday the 19th, it’s small and weak. Face heights dip to around 2 ft to 3 ft, and the energy drops to between 78 – 252. The wind relations often turn the afternoons into a cross-onshore mess. Not much.

Sunday the 20th and Monday the 21st – a little more size returns (3 ft), but the period starts to fade (8 to 9 seconds). Glassy mornings, still average.

From Tuesday the 22nd through to Saturday the 26th – it's consistent but small. Every morning is glassy with very short mush-busters: 2 ft to 3 ft from the SW, but the period can't get longer. The energy stays in the low-to-mid double digits (maximum 212).

The one true standout without question is Monday morning the 14th at Hornitos. That 18-second pulse of long groundswell in glassy conditions will be the wave to chase.

Rusty out.

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