Tijuana Sloughs Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the border region.

Well, I gotta be straight with you – the next week and a half is looking pretty grim for Tijuana Sloughs. We’re staring down a long, flat spell with not much to get excited about. The swell is tiny for days, and the wind is mostly on it or cross-on, which is a real bummer. Don’t get your hopes up just yet.

The first real glimpse of something surfable comes around August 7th. That Friday morning, we get a jump in period to 19 seconds, which is a proper long-period groundswell pushing in from the South-Southwest. The combined energy is solid (469) but the forecaster is still calling it marginal, and the cross-on wind from the South-West will mess up the surface. It’s a tease, but it's not the one.

We’ve got a long dry spell – a gap of several days with no real quality – until we finally see a bit of a pulse. The standout window, and I mean the only real standout, looks to be the morning of August 15th. The Saturday morning session sees the swell nudge up to 3.6 feet from the South-West with a 16-second period. That’s a decent groundswell with some grunt behind it, and the combined energy hits 668 – that’s moderate energy. The wind is light and blowing from the West, which is straight onshore, but it’s a light breeze, so it won’t be too choppy. The water is about average for this time of year, so no shock there. The tide and conditions might be a bit tricky, but it’s the best we’ve got.

Now, a word of caution: Tijuana Sloughs is a river mouth, and it’s for advanced surfers only. It’s consistent, but with a 3.6 feet, 16-second swell from the South-West, those long-period lines can stand up quick and bend weird over the sandbars. It’s not a beginner wave at the best of times, and it will be really challenging if it gets any bigger. The crowds are possible here, especially on a weekend, so be ready to share the lineup.

The days after that drop off again into the 2.6 feet and 3 feet range with onshore winds, so don’t expect a run of good waves. That August 15th morning is your one shot. It’s a long way out, so keep an eye on the charts, but as it stands, that’s the only real option on the board.

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