Surf Forecasts:
Tijuana Sloughs surf forecast from 1 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 1 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 8 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period, SSW swell with 390 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 1 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tijuana Sloughs this week:
The surf forecast for Tijuana Sloughs over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tijuana Sloughs in the next 16 days are 0.8m 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 1st Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 1st Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 8th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tijuana Sloughs over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
What’s up, it’s Rusty. Let’s talk about Tijuana Sloughs.
It is a quiet, quiet couple of weeks ahead. We’ve got 16 days in the forecast, but the surf is barely a whisper. The numbers show some moderate energy – like 449 on Friday July 31st, and a strong 528 on Friday August 7th – but the conditions are all “poor surf” through almost the whole run.
Friday July 31st afternoon we see a 0.9m, 14-second SSW swell. Water temp is 73°, which is much warmer than usual for the season. But it’s blown out by a light onshore wind.
Then a long gap of nothing real. All of the first week of August is tiny – 0.5m to 0.8m – with constant cross-onshore or onshore breezes. There’s a 0.7m, 19-second groundswell on Friday August 7th morning, but the wind is onshore, and it’s only a marginal call for tide.
Week two rolls out the same way. More 0.6m to 0.8m SW swells with onshore winds. Even the 0.8m, 14-second swell on Friday August 14th morning (combined energy 510) gets spoiled by a cross-on breeze. It’s a marginal tide call.
No break to highlight. No standout. This river mouth needs a clean WSW swell and offshore wind to work, and we’re seeing neither. It’s a proper dry spell. But forecasts can shift, so keep an eye out.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 18 |
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 kJ | 265 | 168 | 129 | 81 | 89 | 87 | 106 | 99 | 127 | 106 | 113 | 107 | 104 | 127 | 125 | 158 | 111 | 138 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:46PM1.69m | 12:00PM1.36m | 11:21PM1.56m | 12:29PM1.41m | 00:01AM1.39m | 1:03PM1.45m | 00:51AM1.18m | 1:44PM1.49m | 2:09AM0.96m | 2:37PM1.53m | 4:20AM0.84m | 3:48PM1.59m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:37AM-0.02m | 5:25PM0.56m | 6:02AM0.09m | 6:13PM0.55m | 6:27AM0.24m | 7:13PM0.55m | 6:53AM0.40m | 8:33PM0.52m | 7:23AM0.57m | 10:15PM0.41m | 8:06AM0.73m | 11:52PM0.23m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | WNW 8 | SSW 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 265 | 168 | 58 | 68 | 42 | 68 | 106 | 99 | 103 | 106 | 35 | 24 | 20 | 127 | 125 | 158 | 111 | 138 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | WNW 7 | SSW 10 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | SW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 21 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 94 | 38 | 75 | 51 | 89 | 87 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 73 | 112 | 107 | 104 | 14 | 34 | 11 | 12 | 108 | 157 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 31 | 63 | 129 | 81 | 73 | 73 | 46 | 68 | 127 | 90 | 36 | 36 | 61 | 31 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | WNW 9 | W 6 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 113 | — | — | 59 | 16 | — | 14 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 156 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
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