Tijuana, Mexico
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About Tijuana
Tijuana is a town in California, Mexico. From Tijuana you can reach 5 surf spots. The nearest is Playas de Tijuana, a surf spot 8.2 km from the centre. Overture lists 136 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is TIJ, 6 km away.
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Staying in Tijuana
- 136 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: TIJ, 6 km, San Diego International Airport (SAN), 26 km, CLD, 70 km
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Tijuana.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 4 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Tijuana too.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baja Malibu13.6 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Rosarito, 7 km | 3 ft387 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, good | 4 ft432 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore, good | 4 ft193 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, good | 3 ft234 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, good | 3 ft252 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, good | 4 ft109 kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft48 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, fair |
All readings for Baja Malibu: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Gator Beach19.8 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Coronado, 2 km | 3 ft310 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, good | 3 ft318 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, good | 3 ft273 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft235 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, good | 3 ft129 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, fair | 4 ft87 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, good | 2 ft92 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, too small |
All readings for Gator Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Imperial Beach8.9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Imperial Beach | 3 ft303 kJwind from the west-north-west, 3 knots, good | 3 ft298 kJwind from the east-south-east, 3 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft279 kJwind from the south-west, 4 knots, good | 3 ft231 kJwind from the east-south-east, 4 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft108 kJwind from the west, 3 knots, fair | 4 ft95 kJwind from the east-south-east, 5 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft40 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, fair |
All readings for Imperial Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Playas de Tijuana8.2 kmabout 15 min by car | 3 ft288 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft298 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft172 kJwind from the east, 2 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft231 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, fair | 3 ft108 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, fair | 4 ft95 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft40 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, fair |
All readings for Playas de Tijuana: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Sloughs8.9 kmabout 20 min by carStays in Imperial Beach, 4 km | 3 ft288 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft298 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft172 kJwind from the east, 2 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft231 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, fair | 3 ft108 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, fair | 4 ft95 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore, good | 3 ft40 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, fair |
All readings for Sloughs: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Tijuana, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).
Places to eat near Tijuana
- La TradiciónMexican · 0.1 km from the centre
- Domino's PizzaPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
- Giuseppis RevolucionPizza · 0.2 km from the centre
- Punto KomaJapanese · 0.2 km from the centre
- Bar BachanoBar and grill · 0.3 km from the centre
- Birria La MejorMexican · 0.3 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits