Tijuana Sloughs Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let's have a look at what's on the cards for Tijuana Sloughs. It's a classic river mouth setup, exposed to the open ocean, so it catches a fair bit of energy but it's a fickle beast. Water temp's sitting right around where you'd expect for this time of year, nothing weird going on there.

Honestly, the next couple of weeks look like a bit of a grind. We're looking at a long stretch from now, pretty much from Thursday the 27th of August right through until around Monday the 7th of September, where the surf is just not doing us any favours. It's not totally flat, but the conditions are off. We've got cross-onshore winds pretty much every day, and the quality is looking marginal at best. The swell hangs around the 2ft to 5ft mark, mostly from the S or SSW, with periods swinging from 11 seconds up to 16 seconds. The energy's moderate, usually between 300 and 900 on the scale, but that onshore breeze just messes with the surface.

There is a glimmer, a little standout window that's worth keeping an eye on. Come Tuesday the 8th of September, the morning session is looking like the best bet in this whole 16-day run. We've got a tiny bit of swell – only 2ft – but it's from the SW with a very long period of 18 seconds. That means proper groundswell energy, even if it's small. The combined energy is still moderate at 486, but the big news is the wind. It's a light cross-offshore breeze from the north, and the forecast is calling for clean conditions. For a finicky spot like this, that's a rare treat. That said, it's a river mouth, and a long-period swell like this can sometimes suck the life out of the banks if the tide's wrong, so don't expect perfection. But for clean, small waves, that's the session to pencil in.

After that, it's back to the same old story for the rest of the outlook – small swell, onshore wind, and not much to get excited about.

Stay patient, check the cams, and don't force it if it's ugly.

Rusty.

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