Rosa Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.13° S 48.64° W

Rosa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rosa sea temperature is
18.5° C
0.0° 

Rosa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Rosa today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rosa at 4AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (18 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Rosa. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
2.2
NE
8
2
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
604
540
467
428
634
517
481
493
351
309
255
249
192
161
157
116
113
102
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
0
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
3:49PM0.55m
4:12AM0.62m
11:02AM0.33m
4:15PM0.54m
4:57AM0.55m
12:02PM0.42m
4:43PM0.52m
Low Tide
8:20PM0.22m
8:42AM0.31m
11:52AM0.33m
8:52PM0.20m
8:49AM0.34m
1:09PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
20
21
21
26
32
33
22
22
21
18
18
19
21
20
18
18
Feels °C
20
19
20
21
20
26
31
33
23
23
23
18
19
20
21
20
19
20
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Rosa surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest