Tajiguas Ranch Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Righto, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for this little slice of coast.

Honestly, the next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag. We’ve got a slow start, some pulses of energy, and a few windows where it could be alright, but nothing that’s gonna have you phoning in sick. The water temp is sitting at 69°F, which is a whopping 6°F above the norm for this time of year – that’s a seriously warm ocean for Tajiguas Ranch, feels like a tropical anomaly.

We kick off Wednesday the 2nd with just a tiny 1ft of swell and a cross-shore wind. The energy is weak (156) and the conditions are just poor. Not worth the drive. Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th are similar – small, messy, and the guidance is calling it marginal at best. You’ll be staring at a bumpy, gutless line-up.

Saturday the 5th afternoon sees a lift with a 3ft SSW swell, but the cross-onshore wind is going to mess up the surface. The combined energy is moderate (574), but it’s not clean. Sunday the 6th and Monday the 7th are identical stories – small, onshore, and frustrating.

Now, there’s a little glimmer on Thursday the 10th. The morning session has a clean 2ft SW groundswell (17-second period) and a light offshore breeze. The energy is moderate (281) and the conditions are rated as ‘good’. The swell is small, but with that period and glassy NW wind, it’ll be a fun, groomed wave. This is your best bet of the whole outlook for a clean, if not powerful, session.

The rest of the second week is a bit of a letdown. Friday the 11th afternoon sees a jump in size to 8ft, but it’s a short-period, cross-choppy W/NW windswell. That’s gonna be a bumpy, closed-out mess – only for the experts, and even then, the quality is poor. Saturday the 12th afternoon cleans up a bit with a 4ft WNW swell and light offshore wind, but the period is tiny at 7 seconds. It’s got moderate energy (280) and is called ‘good’, but it’s a short-period windswell – won’t have much shape.

After that, from Sunday the 13th right through until Wednesday the 17th, it’s a long run of poor to marginal surf. The swell is small, the wind is onshore or cross-onshore, and the energy drops. There’s a spike in period on the 17th afternoon with a 21-second, 2ft SW groundswell (523 energy), but it’s tiny and onshore. It’s not gonna happen.

So, the standout is the morning of Thursday the 10th. It’s not a big day, but for clean, lined-up waves on a nice reef, it’s the pick of the bunch. Get out there early.

Rusty.

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