Hornitos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, checking the surf for the next couple of weeks at Hornitos. It’s been a bit of a mixed bag, but there are some clean windows to get excited about.

The pattern starts with a few days of marginal, choppy conditions. We’ve got a solid pulse of long-period SSW groundswell, but the wind is a pain. The real standout is Tuesday, August 11th. The morning is still a bit cross and messy, but by Tuesday afternoon, the wind dies completely to glassy. That’s the money window. We’re looking at a clean 4.3ft swell from the SW with a 13-second period. The energy is moderate at 535, but the total lack of wind means smooth, proper lines. That’s the session to circle.

The other big moment comes a week later, on Monday, August 17th. That morning opens with glassy conditions and a building 4.3ft SW swell, period 11 seconds, and the energy is pushing 583. It’s looking really promising, though it’s a further out, so stay tuned. Tuesday afternoon the 18th gets a little bigger at 4.9ft, but the wind switches to a moderate cross-shore, which chops it up.

There’s a long, dry spell from the 12th through the 16th where the swell drops and the wind is onshore. Not worth it. We also get a clean, glassy window on the afternoon of Sunday the 16th, but the swell is only 2.3ft, so it’s tiny and weak.

For the rest of the run into the third week, the swell holds around 3.6ft to 4.3ft, but the wind is mostly a cross-onshore, so it won’t compare to that Tuesday the 11th. Water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing crazy.

Hornitos is consistent and fairly exposed to the SW. Crowds are "sometimes", so you might have a few friends out, but it won’t be packed. The best call is that Tuesday the 11th afternoon. Get in the water.

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