Tajiguas Ranch Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ at Tajiguas Ranch for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, Tuesday afternoon is our only real highlight in the first few days. We’ve got a clean 3ft SSW groundswell wrapping in with a 13-second period and a light cross-off breeze. The water is a balmy 68°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s over four and a half degrees above average, so you can leave the thick wetsuit at home. The combined energy is a weak 276, but for the size it’ll have some push. This is your best bet early on.

Now, brace yourself for a long dry spell. From Wednesday morning (September 9th) right through to Monday afternoon (September 14th), it’s pretty lifeless. We’re looking at tiny, weak, short-period windswells, mostly onshore or cross-shore winds, and the scores are just not there. There’s a few mornings with a bit of a clean-up but still nothing worth paddling out for. It’s a solid week of marginal-to-poor conditions, so don’t get your hopes up.

Tuesday the 15th and Wednesday the 16th are still nothing special – small, messy, poor quality. It stays pretty average right through until late September.

But then, hold onto your board – Wednesday the 23rd of September afternoon shows some serious promise. The swell jumps up to 6ft out of the WNW with a combined energy of 515 (moderate to strong). It’s a short-period windswell at 6 seconds, so it’ll be a bit crumbly and soft, but the wind is cross-off and the conditions are clean. This is the standout of the whole forecast window. For the experienced crew, this could be the session to circle on the calendar – just don’t expect it to be perfect for beginners given the size.

Overall, we’ve got one decent pulse on Tuesday afternoon, then a whole lot of nothing for a week, then a bigger but short-period burst right at the end. Keep an eye on that Wednesday 23rd.

Rusty.

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