Rosa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's have a look at what's on the table for Rosa over the next couple of weeks.

It’s a bit of a mixed bag out here, folks. We’ve got a window of clean surf kicking things off, but the real standout is a solid pulse of swell near the end. The water is sitting at 62°, which is a solid 4° colder than it should be for this time of year, so that's notable – definitely a bit of a chill in the water.

The first real call to paddle out is this Friday afternoon at Rosa. We’re looking at a clean 3ft swell coming out of the ENE, nicely groomed by a light offshore breeze. The combined energy is moderate at best (212), so it’s not going to be big, but conditions will be clean and rideable. It's a solid starter sesh.

Saturday morning sees the swell jump a bit, but the wind turns cross-off. It's a bit messy and the forecast has a marginal vibe to it. Not the pick.

Hold on for Sunday afternoon. The swell drops back to 4ft from the SE, but we get a light offshore breeze again, and the report says "expect good surf conditions." Combined energy is still moderate (258), but it will be clean.

Now, Monday the 14th is interesting. The swell drops to 3ft but period jumps to a long-range 11 seconds. The wind goes absolutely glassy at times. That’s a clean, long-period groundswell with moderate energy (453). It might be a little inconsistent and the long period might make it wall up a bit on the beach, but if you time the tide and the sets, it’ll be worth the paddle.

Tuesday the 15th is looking like a top contender. By the morning, we’ve got a 6ft swell from the east with solid energy (662), clean faces from a cross-off breeze. The report is calling for "very good surf conditions" – that’s the first time we’ve heard that in the run. This is where you want to be.

The real monster, though, appears on Friday the 25th. We’ve got a 8ft swell on the charts for the morning – cross-off wind, clean as a whistle, with very high energy (576). That’s a powerful, clean day. But by the afternoon, it’s blowing up to a massive 10ft from the south with a phenomenal 1600 combined energy. That is a serious, serious swell. However, the file flat out says it will be too big for this break. That kind of size at Rosa is for experts and kamikazes only, and the wind will be up. Leave that afternoon session for the big wave chargers or the kite crew.

After that, there’s some raw, blown-out leftover swell for the final weekend. No good.

So, the standout window is Tuesday the 15th for that solid, clean east swell, and Friday morning the 25th if you want the biggest, cleanest waves of the forecast before it gets too nuts. Get on it.

This is Rusty, signing off.

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