Tajiguas Ranch Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright gang, Rusty here. Let's talk about Tajiguas Ranch.

This outlook is a slow burner. The water is sitting at 71°, which is much warmer than normal for September – a real anomaly.

We kick off Saturday the 12th with fun-sized 0.5ft SW swell and a cross-onshore breeze. Energy is only 155 – weak. It’s a washout. Sunday the 13th shows a little bump to 4ft from the WNW, but with a short period of 9 seconds and a cross-wind, it’s choppy. By the afternoon, the swell hits 6ft but with a period of just 6 seconds, so you’re looking at bumpy, wind-affected slop. Too big for beginners, but not quality for anyone else. Monday through Friday of the next week is a low point – swell under 3ft, mostly onshore breezes, and energies stuck in the 150 to 260 range. There’s a tease of very long period groundswell on the 16th and 17th with 18 and 16 second intervals, but the wave height is only 1ft to 1ft – just a ripple.

The first real bright spot hits Saturday the 19th in the afternoon. Swell holds at 2ft from the SW, period back to 18 seconds, and energy climbs to 354. A clean cross-off wind from the WNW makes this the first proper surf window. It’s not a crowded zone here – just sometimes.

Then we get a sweet run. Tuesday morning the 22nd is the gem: 2ft SW swell, 16 seconds, and the wind goes glassy. Combined energy is 406. That’s as clean as it gets. Wednesday morning the 23rd is nearly a mirror image with glassy conditions again. Both are winners.

After that, it fades into tiny, weak SSW swell under 2ft for the rest of the month, with energies dipping below 200. The 27th tries a 5ft WNW swell, but it’s got a period of just 5 seconds – that’s wind chop, nothing more.

Best of the window: Tuesday the 22nd morning for the glassy, clean 2ft SW groundswell. Saturday the 19th afternoon is a solid backup.

Rusty.

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