Surf Forecasts:
Tijuana Sloughs surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period, SSW swell with 807 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 24 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 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 Monday (Aug 24) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 18s. 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 1.2m 17s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 12s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 24th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tijuana Sloughs over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a proper look at what’s cookin’ for Tijuana Sloughs over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you, it’s a bit of a slow burner.
Overall, we’re looking at a long stretch of pretty average to poor conditions. A lot of small, messy swell with onshore or cross-onshore wind. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so nothing wild to report there. It’s gonna take a while, but there is one standout that’s worth talking about, way out at the end of the forecast.
Right now, and for the first week, we’ve got persistent small swell, mostly coming from the SW. It’s around 2ft to 4ft with short periods mostly between 10 to 16 seconds. The wind is a problem nearly every day—mostly onshore or cross-onshore from the WNW and WSW at 6-9 mph, so the surface is going to be chopped up and messy. The combined wave energy is weak to moderate. Honestly, not worth paddling out most days; the setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on these windier days.
We hit a bit of a slump around the 31st of August through the 2nd of September where conditions are genuinely poor: cross-shore wind, small 2-3ft swell, and weak energy. On the 1st of Sep, there’s a 4ft WNW swell with a super short period of only 8 seconds, that’s just wind slop.
Then on Sunday the 3rd of September, we see a slight improvement. We get a 3ft SW swell with a much better 19-second period. The wind is light and onshore, so it’s not perfect, but the long period suggests better shape. Still marginal though.
The real highlight, and I mean the only standout in this whole 16-day window, shows up on the 6th of September afternoon. This is the one to wait for. The swell holds at 3ft from the SSW with a solid 15-second period. But the kicker is the wind—it flips to a light 6 mph cross-offshore from the NNE. That’s going to clean it right up, making for some surprisingly good, shaped waves at this river mouth. Crowds are possible here, so get down early. This is the call.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 217 | 197 | 276 | 246 | 173 | 330 | 260 | 251 | 653 | 646 | 625 | 474 | 294 | 192 | 153 | 206 | 211 | 807 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:39AM1.12m | 7:09PM1.60m | 8:53AM1.18m | 7:46PM1.70m | 9:11AM1.24m | 8:20PM1.76m | 9:31AM1.31m | 8:52PM1.80m | 9:53AM1.39m | 9:24PM1.79m | 10:16AM1.47m | 9:58PM1.73m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:53AM0.12m | 12:57PM0.88m | 2:23AM0.03m | 1:35PM0.77m | 2:49AM-0.02m | 2:09PM0.66m | 3:14AM-0.06m | 2:43PM0.56m | 3:39AM-0.07m | 3:17PM0.47m | 4:03AM-0.04m | 3:53PM0.40m | 4:27AM0.02m | ||||||
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 | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 222 | 60 | 43 | 276 | 246 | 154 | 330 | 260 | 236 | 653 | 646 | 625 | 474 | 294 | 192 | 136 | 113 | 140 | 807 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | W 6 | SW 17 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 98 | 181 | 255 | 25 | 173 | 173 | 126 | 140 | 40 | 94 | 72 | 40 | 75 | 87 | 153 | 101 | 94 | 157 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WNW 5 | S 14 | WNW 6 | W 5 | WNW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 8 |
| kJ | 130 | 217 | 197 | 21 | 107 | 26 | 14 | 26 | 251 | 248 | 248 | 196 | 171 | 132 | 167 | 53 | 206 | 211 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 62 | 4 | 182 | 32 | 17 | 32 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 |
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