Rosa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Rosa has in store for us over the next couple of weeks. To be straight with you, the first week is a bit of a write-off for clean, quality surfing. We’ve got some size at times, but the wind just won’t play ball, churning things up with a lot of cross and cross-onshore chop. Hold tight, because there’s a standout window later on that looks the goods.

We kick off this Friday the 14th with some swell on the way. Morning sees a 6 ft SSE swell at 13 seconds, with 6 mph east winds. It’s not totally blown out, but with cross-on conditions the surf is messy and hard to read. The swell builds in the arvo to 8 ft from the same direction, but that ENE breeze swings cross-on and it’s choppy. Combined energy is strong at 2646, but the quality is missing.

Saturday the 15th stays messy. Cross-on NE winds keep a 5 ft SSE swell ragged in the morning, and it gets worse into the arvo as the wind picks up to 9 mph, with swell jumping to 7 ft but dropping to a short 8 second period. That’s a junky, powerless wave. Sunday through Tuesday is more of the same – moderate cross-shore winds, bumpy surfaces, and a 7 ft to 8 ft ENE/NE swell with short 8 second periods. Not much to get excited about. The combined energy is moderate to strong (from 597 up to 979) but it’s all for the kites, not surfers.

There is a few slivers of hope in the latter part of next week. On Friday the 21st, we get a brief moment of calm. A small 4 ft ENE swell pushes in with glassy conditions and easterly winds at 3 mph. That’s a clean, if small, morning. Then on Saturday the 22nd, the morning looks promising with a light cross-off breeze from the SW at 6 mph. The swell is still small at 4 ft, but it’ll be clean and rideable for the logs and mid-lengths.

Now, this is the standout. Mark Monday the 24th and Tuesday the 25th in your calendar. We get a new S swell arriving. Monday morning has a 5 ft S swell with a nice 12 second period, and the wind is a light cross-off from the SW at 6 mph. The afternoon cleans up even more with the breeze dropping to 3 mph. The combined energy at 873 is moderate, but with that direction and period, the waves will have proper push and shape. This is for the reefs and points if you’ve got them. Tuesday the 25th is a beaut – glassy conditions with a light NNW breeze and a 3 ft S swell at 11 seconds. Perfect conditions for a dawn session. The water temp is around 66°, which is about average for this time of year.

After that, the surf drops right off. Wednesday the 26th and Thursday the 27th offer small glassy windows, but it’s a tail-off into the second weekend. The swell from the 28th and 29th is tiny and messy. That window of Monday and Tuesday next week is your best bet.

Rusty

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