Rosa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board and let’s get into it.

The next couple of weeks are a real mixed bag, so you gotta pick your moments. There's a slow start, then a proper pulse of groundswell around the weekend that looks like the clear standout. After that, it fades out to small, choppy stuff. Don't sleep on the long-range potential, but treat it as a “maybe” at this point.

The first few days are pretty flat and messy. Tuesday and Wednesday are small and weak, with the swell energy sitting around 169-922 (moderate but uninspiring), and the winds are all over the place. Don't get too excited about the 7ft on Tuesday morning because the period is only 8 seconds, so it’s gonna be lumpy and the cross-shore wind will chop it up. Not worth the paddle.

We’ve got a couple of days with basically nothing on offer. The swell drops off, but the winds stay onshore or cross, so Thursday is a washout. Friday offers a brief reprieve with cleaner conditions, but the swell is tiny, only 3ft. It’s really just a chance to get wet and not much else.

Now here’s where it gets interesting. The real surf shows up on Saturday the 22nd. A new S swell starts to push in, and by the morning, we’re looking at 6ft with a 9-second period. The wind is light and cross-off, and the conditions should be clean. The energy is building, sitting at 640 (moderate). This is just the warm-up though.

Sunday the 23rd is when it starts to get serious. The swell holds at 7ft but the period jumps to 11 seconds, and the energy is up to 1095 (strong). The wind is light and cross-off in the morning, so it’s going to be proper. This is the start of the good stuff.

But the real standout is Monday the 24th. This is the day. The swell pushes up to 8ft with a very long 14-second period, and the combined energy is at 2668, which is seriously strong. The morning is glassy, absolutely glassy, with the wind barely a whisper out of the SSW. This is the kind of day you call in sick for. The swell direction is S, which isn't exactly the SSE optimum, but at this size and period, the power will be there.

This is a long-period groundswell, so take note. It’s going to be breaking a bit too straight at the beach breaks, so this one is for the point breaks and reefs. You’ll get long waits between sets, but the waves that come through will have real push. This is definitely not for beginners, over 8ft, it’s expert territory.

The afternoon on Monday gets a bit tricky with an onshore wind, but the morning is the window.

After that, the swell slowly fades through the week. Tuesday the 25th still has some size, but the northeasterly wind starts to mess things up. By the middle of the week, it’s back to the small stuff and we’re looking at poor conditions.

Looking further out, there’s something on the radar for the end of August. The 28th shows a clean SSE swell, but it's small, around 3ft. The following weekend, the 30th and 31st, we’ve got a promising pattern with an ENE swell and clean, cross-off winds. The energy is moderate, around 504-617, and it looks like it could be a fun, clean, smaller day. Keep an eye on the 31st as it might have a little more size. But it's a week and a half out, so don't book your flights yet.

The first of September looks like another poor run of onshore, choppy conditions. Not what we want to see.

So, to sum it up: the surf is pretty average to start, but the window from Saturday the 22nd through Monday the 24th is your best bet, with Monday morning being the one to chase. After that, it’s a waiting game.

Later, Rusty.

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