Hornitos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Hornitos has got cooking for us over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a slow start, but we’ve got a couple of windows where it could be worth wetting a line.

The first few days are a write-off, I'm sorry to say. Sunday the 13th and Monday the 14th are both a no-go with poor surf conditions and a weak, crummy swell. The combined energy is weak, reading 252 and 467 respectively, but the wave quality is just not there. Tuesday the 15th is where we start to see a glimmer. The morning glass-off is the standout for the first week. We’ve got a clean 3ft SW swell at 14 seconds, a nice long period groundswell. The wind is dead calm, glassy as a lake. It’ll be clean, but the energy is only moderate at 358. For a point break or reef, that long period will wrap in nicely, but at a beach break, it might be a bit straight. It’s an intermediate wave.

The water temperature is a whopping 65°F, which is about 5° warmer than average for this time of year – that’s very unusual and makes for a lovely tropical-feeling session.

Wednesday the 16th morning is glassy again with a 3ft SW swell, but it's just "ordinary" – not bad, not great. Then we hit a long, dry spell. From Thursday the 17th right through to Friday the 25th, it’s just not happening. There’s a consistent pattern of onshore wind in the afternoons and weak, poor-quality swell in the mornings. We're talking a solid 8-day gap with nothing worth paddling out for.

Now, looking further out, Saturday the 26th of September morning is the real one to circle on the calendar. We get a return of a clean, glassy morning with a 3ft WSW swell at a very long 13 seconds. The combined energy jumps right up to 403, which is strong. This is a proper groundswell, and with zero wind, it’s going to be clean as a whistle. The direction is a good match for the break. This is the best on offer by a long shot. After that, Sunday the 27th and Monday the 28th are still clean in the mornings with glassy conditions and a 3ft and 2ft swell respectively, but the energy drops off to moderate.

So, to sum it up: this week is a bust. The only real highlight is Tuesday the 15th morning for a small, clean, long-period swell. But the absolute standout, the one to really aim for, is Saturday the 26th morning. That one has the size, the period, the energy, and the glassy wind. Get it in your diary.

Rusty.

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