Surf Forecasts:
Tijuana Sloughs surf forecast from 20 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 26 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 19s period, SW swell with 1,070 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 20 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW 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 (Jul 20) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 1.1m and 11s. 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 19s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 19s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 19s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tijuana Sloughs over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's cooking for Tijuana Sloughs over these next couple of weeks.
Straight up, it's a tough outlook. We're looking at a long run of marginal to poor conditions that stretches from now, Monday the 20th of July, all the way through to the end of the month. The swell is there, but it's not clean.
Tijuana Sloughs is an advanced wave, and it's consistent, but for most of this period we've got a cross-onshore wind messing things up. The waves are mostly hanging around 3ft to 5ft, but the quality is just not there. Water temps are about average for this time of year, so no weirdness there.
Now, there is one period that stands out as a true highlight. That's the morning of Saturday the 25th of July. The sun's out, with a light cross-onshore breeze that's just barely there. We'll have a 3ft swell from the SW, but the real kicker is the period – a very long 21 seconds, which is proper groundswell energy. The combined energy is strong at 1138. That's the kind of power that will wrap into the Sloughs and line up. For a river break, that long-period SW groundswell is magic. It's not huge, so it's accessible for the advanced crew, but with that kind of period, the shape should be money.
The other sniff of something is on the morning of Monday the 27th of July. We see a similar 4ft SW swell with a 17-second period and strong energy (1113), but the wind is a touch more side-on, so it won't be as clean as Saturday.
After the 31st, the swell starts to drop and things go flat. From Sunday the 2nd of August onward, we're into poor conditions with weak energy. It's a definite lull to close out the forecast.
Your best bet is hands down Saturday the 25th of July morning. Don't sleep on it.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SW 24 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 409 | 353 | 367 | 595 | 551 | 600 | 461 | 431 | 431 | 806 | 843 | 771 | 618 | 661 | 507 | 763 | 664 | 488 | 1070 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:00AM1.15m | 3:03PM1.45m | 3:24AM0.94m | 3:57PM1.46m | 5:26AM0.85m | 4:55PM1.49m | 7:29AM0.89m | 5:51PM1.53m | 8:31AM0.97m | 6:41PM1.59m | 9:03AM1.03m | 7:24PM1.66m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:21PM0.57m | 8:02AM0.38m | 9:51PM0.54m | 8:39AM0.58m | 11:32PM0.44m | 9:26AM0.74m | 00:49AM0.29m | 10:38AM0.85m | 1:40AM0.16m | 11:56AM0.89m | 2:18AM0.05m | 12:55PM0.87m | 2:51AM-0.03m | ||||||
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 | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 295 | 235 | 184 | 595 | 551 | 600 | 461 | 431 | 431 | 806 | 843 | 771 | 618 | 554 | 507 | 490 | 412 | 405 | 1070 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | WNW 4 | SSW 8 | S 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WNW 7 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 409 | 353 | 367 | 122 | 59 | 45 | 6 | 33 | 168 | 33 | 59 | 62 | 76 | 102 | 75 | 763 | 664 | 62 | 306 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 14 | SW 7 | SW 19 | SW 6 | SW 26 | SW 26 | SW 24 | SW 24 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | SW 20 | W 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 40 | 21 | 26 | 106 | 14 | 127 | 10 | 171 | 105 | 661 | 271 | 50 | 62 | 488 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 11 | — | 4 | 5 | — | 9 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 156 | 297 | 34 |
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