Surf Forecasts:
Tijuana Sloughs surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 12 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 18 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period, S swell with 815 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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 Sunday (Jul 12) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. 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 1.3m 16s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 17s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 18) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 14s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tijuana Sloughs over the next 16 days.
G’day, I’m Rusty, and here’s the 16-day outlook for Tijuana Sloughs.
Alright mate, it’s gonna be a bit of a mixed bag – more of a waiting game than anything. There’s nearly two full weeks of tough conditions before we see anything worth paddling out for. For the first several days, the surf is small, the wind is mostly cross-on, and the reports are coming back poor. The water’s running at 69°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. The break’s a rivermouth, consistent, and exposed to the swell, but with such weak energy early on it’s not doing much.
Saturday 11th to Tuesday 15th, the swell’s hanging between 2ft and 3ft and the period’s long (13s to 15s), but the combined energy is weak to moderate, mostly just 4-digit numbers like 282 to 506. Winds are onshore or cross-on, and the comments talk about marginal or poor surf – this stretch is best skipped.
Through Wednesday 16th to Friday 17th, there’s a tiny bump: Thursday morning the swell reaches 4ft from the WNW with a short period of just 8s to 9s, energy at 403–425, but the wind is cross-on and the reports are still poor. On the 18th of July, Saturday afternoon sees a spike in energy to 1145 with 4ft S swell at 16s, but the winds shift onshore with rain showers, and the conditions are given as marginal. Still, that’s a short window where the energy is there. After that, it’s back to poor and marginal for many days right up to Friday 25th July.
Now, the standout comes on Saturday 26th July, a full week and a half away. The morning has glassy conditions – that’s the word on the street – with 4ft SW swell, 18s period, and combined energy up at 829. The wind is glassy, the direction is WSW which is offshore for this spot. The rating out of 10 is the highest we see in the whole period, and the comments say “expect very good surf conditions”. This is the one to wait for. If you can line it up, the rivermouth will handle that groundswell perfectly, but the long period might make things straight at the beach. The afternoon gets a bit onshore and drops back to marginal. That Sunday morning window is the clear winner.
So there you have it – a long dry spell with one real jewel on Sunday 26th July morning. Don’t bother before that unless you’re desperate. Stay patient.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | 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 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 417 | 451 | 389 | 389 | 316 | 317 | 312 | 176 | 210 | 120 | 197 | 249 | 150 | 165 | 206 | 197 | 222 | 227 | 181 | 132 | 108 |
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 | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:27AM1.03m | 7:16PM1.98m | 9:16AM1.11m | 8:08PM2.08m | 9:59AM1.19m | 8:58PM2.14m | 10:40AM1.25m | 9:47PM2.13m | 11:21AM1.30m | 10:34PM2.04m | 12:02PM1.35m | 11:21PM1.88m | 12:44PM1.39m | 00:09AM1.66m | |||||||
Low Tide | 12:40PM0.73m | 2:46AM-0.34m | 1:41PM0.69m | 3:31AM-0.45m | 2:36PM0.62m | 4:15AM-0.49m | 3:28PM0.56m | 4:57AM-0.46m | 4:20PM0.52m | 5:37AM-0.37m | 5:12PM0.51m | 6:15AM-0.22m | 6:07PM0.52m | ||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
 | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 417 | 451 | 389 | 389 | 316 | 317 | 312 | 176 | 210 | 120 | 108 | 249 | 66 | 108 | 138 | 197 | 222 | 165 | 133 | 107 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | S 15 | SSW 16 | WNW 9 | SSW 14 | SW 19 | S 12 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 59 | 39 | 24 | 25 | 119 | 51 | 16 | 123 | 133 | 73 | 197 | 96 | 150 | 165 | 206 | 159 | 157 | 227 | 132 | 132 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | SSW 18 | S 15 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 21 | SW 19 | S 12 | SW 19 | SW 13 | W 4 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 19 | WNW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 30 | 7 | 61 | 38 | 25 | 16 | 18 | 96 | 45 | 92 | 44 | 9 | 66 | 75 | 73 | 47 | 46 | 104 | 181 | 104 | 108 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | NW 2 | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 1 | 28 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 12 |
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