Imperial Beach · San Diego County · California
Tijuana Sloughs Surf Report & Forecast, Imperial Beach, CA
Tijuana Sloughs, Imperial Beach, California: 7–8 ft, overhead, at 6 pm PST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Fair. The main swell is 6.0 ft at 15 seconds from the west, with a 7 mph cross-shore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 12 mph. Water is about 76°F, so a rashguard is enough; the next high tide is 4.5 ft at 9:40 pm.
7–8 ft
overhead · occasional 9 ft
- Swell
- 6.0 ft · 15 s · W
- Wind
- 7 mph (WNW), gusts 12cross-shore
- Tide
- 2.0 ft risinghigh 4.5 ft at 9:40 pm
- Water
- 76°Frashguard
- Air
- 77°Ffeels like 81°F
- Sun
- rise 6:13 amset 4:51 pm
Tijuana Sloughs surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Tijuana Sloughs: 7 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Tijuana Sloughs: 6 am, Good, on a rising high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (E), gusts 11 | 5.7 ft |
| 7 am | 5–6 ft | Good | 5 mph offshore (E), gusts 10 | 6.5 ft |
| 8 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 3 mph offshore (ENE) | 6.8 ft |
| 9 am | 6–7 ft | Fair | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 10 am | 7–8 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (SW) | 5.7 ft |
| 11 am | 7–8 ft | Good | 4 mph onshore (WSW), gusts 9 | 4.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 7–8 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph onshore (W), gusts 13 | 2.9 ft |
| 1 pm | 7–8 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 1.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 16 | 0.6 ft |
| 3 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 15 | 0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 7–8 ft | Fair | 7 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 12 | 0.3 ft |
| 5 pm | 7–8 ft | Good | 5 mph cross-shore (NW) | 1.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 6–7 ft | Good | 4 mph offshore (ENE) | 5.2 ft |
| 7 am | 6–7 ft | Good | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 8 am | 6–7 ft | Good | calm | 6.6 ft |
| 9 am | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 6.7 ft |
| 10 am | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 6.1 ft |
| 11 am | 5–6 ft | Good | calm | 5.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 5–6 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 11 | 3.6 ft |
| 1 pm | 5–6 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 14 | 2.2 ft |
| 2 pm | 5 ft | Poor to Fair | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 1.0 ft |
| 3 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 17 | 0.2 ft |
| 4 pm | 4–5 ft | Poor to Fair | 8 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 14 | 0.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 4–5 ft | Fair | 6 mph cross-shore (NW) | 0.5 ft |
Tijuana Sloughs waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 6 pm, sets at Tijuana Sloughs arrive about every 5 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 7.8 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 5 minutes or so, each lasting about 43 s
- Lulls
- about 156 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 97% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- moderate, about 1 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Tijuana Sloughs surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Tijuana Sloughs: the biggest day is Sunday, Nov 15 at 9–13 ft, and the best-rated day is Sunday, Nov 15 (Great). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 7–9 ft and Fair; Sunday, Nov 15, 9–13 ft and Great.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Tijuana Sloughs are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 5–8 ft | Good | 3.7 ft · 14 s · W | 3 mph offshore (ENE) | 9 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 16 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 4–7 ft | Good | 5.6 ft · 15 s · W | calm | 9 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 16 | 6 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 4–6 ft | Fair | 3.8 ft · 13 s · W | 5 mph offshore (E) | 9 mph onshore (WNW), gusts 16 | 10 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 4–6 ft | Poor to Fair | 3.6 ft · 13 s · WNW | calm | 4 mph onshore (W) | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 6–8 ft | Good | 5.2 ft · 15 s · W | 7 mph cross-shore (S) | 11 mph onshore (SW), gusts 16 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 7–9 ft | Fair | 6.4 ft · 15 s · W | 9 mph cross-shore (NW) | 9 mph onshore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 9–13 ft | Great | 9.8 ft · 18 s · W | calm | 7 mph onshore (W), gusts 13 | 7 am |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 6–10 ft | Fair | 5.8 ft · 15 s · WNW | 6 mph cross-shore (WNW) | 13 mph cross-shore (WNW), gusts 23 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 10–12 ft | Poor to Fair | — | 14 mph onshore (W) | 15 mph onshore (W) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 6–9 ft | Good | — | 5 mph cross-shore (SE) | 7 mph onshore (WSW) | 7 am |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Tijuana Sloughs are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Tijuana Sloughs tide chart and tide times
Tides at Tijuana Sloughs today, Monday, Nov 9: low 2.5 ft at 1:43 am, high 6.8 ft at 8:04 am, low 0.1 ft at 3:15 pm and high 4.5 ft at 9:40 pm. At 6 pm the tide is 2.0 ft and rising.
Tijuana Sloughs tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low 2.5 ft at 1:43 amHigh 6.8 ft at 8:04 amLow 0.1 ft at 3:15 pmHigh 4.5 ft at 9:40 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 2.7 ft at 2:14 amHigh 6.7 ft at 8:33 amLow 0.0 ft at 3:50 pmHigh 4.2 ft at 10:14 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 2.9 ft at 2:41 amHigh 6.3 ft at 8:57 amLow 0.3 ft at 4:25 pmHigh 3.8 ft at 11:08 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 3.1 ft at 2:52 amHigh 6.2 ft at 9:31 amLow 0.7 ft at 5:09 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | High 3.8 ft at 12:10 amLow 3.4 ft at 3:12 amHigh 6.0 ft at 10:04 amLow 1.1 ft at 6:01 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | High 3.8 ft at 1:31 amLow 3.7 ft at 3:37 amHigh 5.7 ft at 10:43 amLow 1.3 ft at 7:01 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | High 3.8 ft at 3:30 amHigh 5.1 ft at 11:31 amLow 1.3 ft at 7:59 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | High 4.1 ft at 4:26 amLow 4.0 ft at 7:01 amHigh 4.6 ft at 12:44 pmLow 1.4 ft at 8:54 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 4.4 ft at 4:41 amLow 3.7 ft at 9:35 amHigh 4.3 ft at 2:21 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Tijuana Sloughs water temperature
The water temperature at Tijuana Sloughs is about 76°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 81°F and a 7 mph wind, a rashguard is enough. Over the next week the water stays between 74 and 76°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Tijuana Sloughs
- Imperial Beach Pier2.0 mi N · 8–9 ft · Fair
- Silver Strand5.7 mi N · 5–7 ft · Good
- Coronado Beach8.9 mi NNW · 5–6 ft · Great
- Point Loma10 mi NW · 8–9 ft · Great
- Sunset Cliffs13 mi NW · 7–8 ft · Good
- Ocean Beach16 mi NNW · 5–6 ft · Good
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About Tijuana Sloughs
Tijuana Sloughs is a reef break in Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California, facing west-southwest. Also called The Sloughs, Tijuana River Mouth and TJ Sloughs.
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