Rosa Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's get straight into it.

Alright, so we're looking at a run at Rosa. The water’s sitting at a chilly 60°F, and let me tell ya, that’s a good 6°F colder than what you’d expect for this time of year. It’s a proper shock to the system, so you’ll want a good thick wetsuit. The good news is that after a pretty average start, we’ve got some real gems coming up.

It kicks off on Friday the 10th with a weak 4ft swell from the ESE and a 12-second period. The combined energy is a modest 401, and with a cross-shore wind, it’s just not worth getting wet. Saturday the 11th looks a bit better. The morning is still marginal with a 5ft ESE swell and a 13-second period, but the afternoon is where it’s at. The wind drops to glass – dead calm – and we’ve got a clean 3ft swell. The energy reads 541. That’s a beautiful window for a longboard or a funboard.

The standout session is shaping up for Sunday morning the 12th. We’re looking at a solid 5ft groundswell from the S, with a long 11-second period, pumping out a combined energy of 1298. The wind is a clean cross-offshore breeze. This is classic Rosa and this is the best of the bunch. It’s a proper groundswell, which means better-shaped waves, but with that period, it might wrap a little too straight for the beach breaks. It’s best for the points and reefs if you can find them. This one’s for experienced surfers.

Monday the 13th holds in with a 6ft S swell in the morning, dropping to 6ft in the afternoon, both with a short 8-second period. Winds stay clean cross-off, but the energy is dropping from 927 to 920. Tuesday the 14th gets messy. A 7ft SE swell with a 10-second period shows up, but the wind swings cross-shore in the morning and then goes onshore and choppy in the afternoon. Wednesday and Thursday get worse with onshore winds and messy conditions, so steer clear.

We get another good pulse on Saturday the 18th with a 7ft NE swell that’s packing 1048 of energy, but it’s cursed with onshore winds in the afternoon. The window is very tight. After that, things stay pretty average through to Monday the 20th, but then Monday afternoon is another quiet winner – glassy conditions with a 4ft ENE swell.

The second week looks promising but more uncertain. Tuesday the 21st afternoon is a standout with clean cross-offshore winds and a 5ft ENE swell, the energy at 664. That’s a real good call for a Tuesday session. We get a little more life on the 24th and 25th with some glassy mornings and smaller 3ft to 4ft S swells, perfect for the funboard again, but the energy is much lower, around 364-432. It’s smaller, cleaner fun, but nothing near the power of that Sunday the 12th.

So, if you want my call: Sunday morning the 12th. That 5ft S groundswell with cross-offshore wind and 1298 energy is the one to plan around. Don't sleep on it.

Stay stoked.
Rusty.

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