
Surf Forecasts:
Tijuana Sloughs surf forecast from 6 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 9 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period, SSW swell with 1,496 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 9 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s 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 (Sep 09) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 1.0m and 10s. 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 2.1m 13s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 8AM. 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 (Wed 9th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) 13s |
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 the outlook for the Sloughs.
To be straight with you, the next 16 days are a tough watch. We’ve got a lot of swell on the cards, but the wind is just not playing ball for the majority of it. The water is sitting at 71°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – not a bad thing for a dawny.
The first real window we have to talk about kicks off on Saturday the 5th. We’re seeing a solid 5ft swell from the south, with a period of 13 seconds. That's a decent amount of energy in the water, but the wind is a cross-on from the WNW at 9 mph. That’s going to chop it up, leaving us with marginal, fairly choppy conditions. It’s surfable, but you’ll be working for it. Not the best start.
Sunday the 6th sees the swell bump up to 7ft from the SSW in the morning, with a lot more energy. That’s proper size, but again the wind is a moderate cross-shore from the NNW at 12 mph. It’s going to be a messy cross-chop. That size is getting into the territory where it’s only for experienced surfers, and with the wind, it’s not looking good. The afternoon drops off to 5ft, but the wind goes cross-on, making it even worse.
Monday the 7th keeps that trend going: 6ft swell from the SSW, but cross-on wind from the NW. It’s just messy. Tuesday the 8th drops in size but the cross-on wind sticks around. Honestly, this first week is a write-off for clean, quality waves at Tijuana Sloughs.
The standouts here? Honestly, there aren’t any in the classic sense. The best on offer, and I’m using that term loosely, looks to be the late-period stuff. Around Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th, we see a shift. The swell drops right off to 2ft and 4ft, but the period stretches out to 16 seconds. That’s a very long period groundswell. The wind also lightens up significantly. On Wednesday morning the 9th we get a clean 2ft onshore wind from the WSW at 6 mph. It’s small, but with that long period, the Sloughs can turn those tiny lines into something workable. Thursday the 10th is similar, with 4ft and 16-second period from the SW, with light cross-on wind. It’s marginal, but it’s the cleanest the place will look for a while. This is the time to be there with a log or a fish.
After that, we drop off again. The second week is a mix of small, weak swell and poor conditions. There’s a pulse of WNW windswell around the 13th and 14th, but it’s short period (8 seconds) and the quality is poor. The 18th and 19th bring another round of long-period SW groundswell, with a 19-second period on the 18th and 18-second period on the 19th. The swell size is tiny though, 2ft. If you have a big foamy and a lot of patience, those days could be fun, but it’s a long-range promise that’s far from certain.
To sum it up: the first week is blown out by solid but messy conditions. The real window is the 9th and 10th of September for some clean, long-period tiny waves. After that, we have a long gap of poor to marginal conditions until the 18th and 20th, which offer a glimmer of long-period hope, but it's a long way off and the size is minimal.
Stay patient, keep an eye on the wind, and if you see that WSW on the forecast, you know what to do.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
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891 | 1402 | 1452 | 735 | 1202 | 1086 | 1012 | 825 | 581 | 419 | 245 | 208 | 326 | 476 | 589 | 553 | 546 | 385 | 360 | 309 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:57PM1.64m | 7:39AM1.15m | 6:11PM1.76m | 8:06AM1.27m | 7:09PM1.87m | 8:34AM1.40m | 7:58PM1.93m | 9:02AM1.51m | 8:43PM1.93m | 9:32AM1.61m | 9:25PM1.86m | 10:01AM1.68m | 10:05PM1.73m | |||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM-0.01m | 11:59AM0.87m | 1:33AM-0.13m | 1:02PM0.69m | 2:12AM-0.20m | 1:51PM0.52m | 2:47AM-0.21m | 2:36PM0.36m | 3:19AM-0.16m | 3:18PM0.24m | 3:48AM-0.05m | 4:00PM0.17m | 4:16AM0.08m | |||||||
— | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:00 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
891 | 1402 | 1452 | 735 | 1202 | 1086 | 1012 | 825 | 581 | 419 | 245 | 120 | 326 | 476 | 589 | 553 | 546 | 385 | 360 | 309 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | W 10 | SSW 15 | S 12 | WSW 10 | SW 19 | SW 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 4 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
436 | 54 | 588 | 547 | 11 | 57 | 3 | 50 | 111 | 10 | 133 | 208 | 79 | 32 | 49 | 19 | 51 | 77 | 86 | 65 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | SW 11 | NW 12 | WNW 6 | W 11 | SW 10 | SW 21 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 5 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | S 10 | WSW 15 |
65 | 34 | 22 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 71 | 109 | 167 | 131 | 83 | 82 | 12 | 42 | 20 | 12 | 17 | 73 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | WNW 6 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 6 |
35 | 55 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 32 | 19 | 11 | 16 | — | 20 | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | 15 | 17 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 52 | 16 | 16 | 36 | 31 | 156 | 156 | 27 |
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Information about the Tijuana Sloughs Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Tijuana Sloughs provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Tijuana Sloughs can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Tijuana Sloughs surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Tijuana Sloughs) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Tijuana Sloughs may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Tijuana Sloughs is 4 km (2 miles) from the city of Imperial Beach. If you plan a vacation in Baja Norte, look for hotels and other accommodation in Imperial Beach. Imperial Beach has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.










