Rosa Surf Break

Lat Long: 28.13° S 48.64° W

Rosa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Rosa sea temperature is
18.9° C
0.3° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Rosa at 5AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-03) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.8
S
9
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.6
SW
7
0.9
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
8
2.2
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
110
102
102
123
108
138
160
62
122
84
81
230
68
238
708
1299
1316
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
S
5
E
5
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
15
S
5
S
10
W
15
SW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:43PM0.52m
5:50AM0.48m
12:30PM0.49m
5:10PM0.48m
00:33AM0.28m
7:15AM0.41m
12:52PM0.54m
5:33PM0.43m
Low Tide
9:25PM0.21m
8:57AM0.38m
2:56PM0.45m
9:57PM0.24m
2:44AM0.26m
8:44AM0.40m
5:09PM0.43m
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
18
18
19
23
25
21
21
17
17
16
17
20
18
14
14
Feels °C
22
21
21
19
19
19
22
24
21
22
16
18
14
14
17
13
10
10
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