Tijuana Sloughs Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's coming down the pike for us over the next couple of weeks.

Straight off, I gotta be honest with you—it's a pretty quiet stretch ahead. We've got a long gap of small, lackluster surf before anything really worth paddling out for shows up. For the first week and a half, from now through about the 7th of September, it’s mostly ankle-to-waist high junk. The energy is weak to moderate at best, with combined swell energy readings bouncing around 400 to 896, but the wave quality is just poor. Most of these days are plagued by a cross-onshore breeze that’s messing up any potential. You’ll see a bit of a south-southwest groundswell with periods around 14 to 16 seconds, but it's not enough to overcome the chop. Honestly, there’s nothing here worth getting wet for. That’s a solid 9 or 10 days of almost nothing.

Now, let’s talk about the one real blip of hope. Around Monday the 7th of September, things finally wake up. The swell builds to a solid 7ft to 7ft from the south, with a period of 12 to 13 seconds. The combined energy jumps up to a strong 1303 to 1592, which is a serious step up. This is getting into the bigger stuff, so it’s really only for the experienced crew. The main spot on offer is Tijuana Sloughs (Tijuana-Sloughs), a river mouth that’s exposed to the swell and works best with a west-southwest direction. This south swell lines up pretty well. The wind is a light breeze on the morning of the 7th, with a cross-onshore angle, which might leave it a bit lumpy, but there’ll be power in the water. Keep in mind, this place can get crowded, and it’s an advanced wave. It’s the only real standout in the whole outlook, but it’s a week and a half away, so keep an eye on it—forecasts can shift.

After that pulse, it drops right back off. The 8th of September sees some rain and strong cross-offshore winds, but the swell gets shorter period and messy. From the 9th through the end of the outlook on the 13th, we’re back to tiny, weak waves with poor conditions. Not a whole lot to get excited about.

So, in short: a long dry spell, one promising but distant day for the experts, and then back to flatness. That’s the hand we’re dealt.

Rusty.

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