Rosa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's take a look at what we've got on offer at Rosa over the next couple of weeks. It's a bit of a slow starter, but there's some serious promise further down the track if you can be patient.

Right now and for the first few days, it's pretty flat and ordinary. We have a few days of very small swell, mostly around the 2ft to 3ft mark, but the wind is messy and the quality is just not there. Don't bother paddling out Tuesday the 28th or Wednesday the 29th – it's a write-off. Thursday the 30th offers a tiny bit of relief with some clean, glassy conditions in the afternoon on a weak 2ft S swell (combined energy of 134), but it's nothing to get excited about. Friday the 31st gets blown out by strong northerly winds, and Saturday the 1st of August is a total mess with a short-period 6ft NE windswell (energy of 325) and howling winds – that's kite-surfing territory, not for a paddle board. Sunday the 2nd and Monday the 3rd clean up a little with some glassy periods, but the swell is weak and short-period, just a 4ft ENE on Sunday and a 3ft ENE on Monday. It’s a long, poor run to start.

Now, things start to look interesting on Tuesday the 4th of August. The morning is the first real standout of the forecast. We've got a clean 4ft S swell rolling in with a solid 11-second period, and the wind is glassy. The combined energy jumps up to a moderate 576, and conditions are expected to be very good. This is the day to get a session in. That south swell direction is also spot-on for the exposed orientation of Rosa. Wednesday the 5th is also decent with a glassy 3ft SSE swell in the morning (energy of 269), but the Tuesday morning is the clear early winner.

After a bit of a lull and some more messy northerly wind days from the 6th through the 9th, the second week builds to another solid run. Monday the 10th of August morning shapes up as another absolute standout. We're looking at a glassy 4ft S swell with an 11-second period, and the energy is back up at a strong 545. That's a beautiful setup for Rosa, and it should be worth the wait.

Tuesday the 11th carries on the theme with a clean, cross-offshore 4ft SSE swell in the morning (energy of 528), again promising very good conditions. Wednesday the 12th looks a bit more marginal with onshore wind and a mixed-up swell.

For the standout, I'd say lock in Tuesday the 4th of August. That glassy morning with a solid 4ft south groundswell is your best bet in this window, offering clean, well-shaped waves that suit Rosa perfectly. The Monday the 10th morning is a very close second, another glassy winner with similar energy.

Water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual to report.

Stay patient, and don't sleep on that Tuesday morning session.

Rusty.

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