Surf Forecasts:
Tijuana Sloughs surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 24 Aug, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period, SSW swell with 387 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 19 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s 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 Wednesday (Aug 19) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 7s. 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 0.9m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 2PM. 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+) | 8PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Mon 24th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tijuana Sloughs over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here with the long-range look at what’s on offer at Tijuana Sloughs.
First thing you gotta know: don’t get too excited. The whole 16-day window is a tough one. We’ve got a stretch of nothing really rideable right through the end of August and into the start of September. There’s a big gap where the surf is basically a no-go. The best you can hope for is a few sessions that are *marginal* at best, but the conditions are just off.
Kicking off Tuesday, 18 August, we’ve got a 2ft swell rolling in from the SSW, with a super long period of 16 seconds. That’s proper groundswell energy, reading 412 in the water. The issue? It’s a cross-onshore breeze, and the quality is just poor. It’s not worth paddling out for. The same story carries through the rest of the week. Swell stays small, mostly between 1ft and 3ft, with that long period, but the wind never fully cooperates. It’s either cross-on or light onshore, leaving the surface messy.
The real kicker is the lack of any standout day. We do see a slight bump in size on Saturday, 29 August, with 3ft from the SW and some of the highest energy in the period at 541. It’s still small, and the wind is onshore, keeping the quality in that “marginal” zone. The water temp is sitting at 70° which is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual there. The best of a bad bunch might be Sunday morning, 30 August, with 3ft from the SSW and light offshore winds from the WSW. That’s the cleanest window we get, but even then, the report calls it marginal. For an advanced spot like Tijuana Sloughs, you need good conditions, and we just don’t have them.
Honestly, for the whole period, there’s not one day I’d call a standout. This river mouth setup, with its consistent swell exposure, just can’t handle the persistent wind. If you’re dead set on a paddle, the 30th morning is your only hope, but keep the expectations underground. For the rest of it, the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing with the cross-shore winds later on. We’ll see if the forecasts change, but right now, it’s a blank run.
Stay salty,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 232 | 240 | 275 | 382 | 310 | 242 | 236 | 264 | 166 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 112 | 239 | 222 | 217 | 197 | 276 | 246 | 173 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:43PM1.47m | 3:01AM0.88m | 2:37PM1.41m | 3:56PM1.38m | 8:31AM0.99m | 5:20PM1.41m | 8:28AM1.06m | 6:22PM1.50m | 8:39AM1.12m | 7:09PM1.60m | 8:53AM1.18m | 7:46PM1.70m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58PM0.48m | 7:03AM0.76m | 10:51PM0.45m | 00:24AM0.34m | 9:59AM1.01m | 1:16AM0.22m | 12:02PM0.98m | 1:53AM0.12m | 12:57PM0.88m | 2:23AM0.03m | 1:35PM0.77m | 2:49AM-0.02m | |||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | SSW 16 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 66 | 240 | 73 | 84 | 82 | 69 | 236 | 264 | 166 | 154 | 154 | 151 | 88 | 239 | 222 | 74 | 181 | 276 | 51 | 154 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SSW 13 | WNW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 232 | 114 | 275 | 382 | 310 | 242 | 40 | 31 | 27 | 17 | 24 | 16 | 90 | 72 | 74 | 98 | 74 | 255 | 246 | 173 | 270 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | W 6 | S 14 | SSE 10 | S 13 |
| kJ | 114 | 2 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 31 | 32 | 46 | 46 | 40 | 39 | 112 | 113 | 130 | 217 | 197 | 23 | 107 | 18 | 128 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 53 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 156 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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