Tijuana Sloughs Current Conditions Summary

Tijuana Sloughs in San Diego, CA is a beach break, for expert surfers only. Current conditions: 1.2 ft waves, sw 5 mph (onshore), rising → high. Small for this break but conditions look fun — 1.2 ft with manageable wind. **Tijuana Sloughs** represents legendary big-wave spot rated 5/10 for consistency but major pollution issues. A heavy, powerful beach break that produces some of the most intense waves in San Diego County. The 310-degree NW aspect catches winter North Pacific swells head-on, and the steep offshore bathymetry means swell hits the sandbar with minimal energy loss. Waves break hard and fast on a shifting sand bottom that creates heaving, top-to-bottom barrels on bigger swells. The shorebreak is vicious—thick, fast lips detonating onto shallow sand. Rights and lefts are both available, but the lefts tend to be longer and more workable. This is NOT a performance wave—it's a survival wave that rewards power surfing and commitment. Forecasts are updated every 3 hours using ML-corrected NOAA models with live buoy data from CDIP, NDBC, and IOOS stations.