Rosarito Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right. Rusty here. Let's get straight into the local surf scene at Rosarito. We've got a full 16-day window ahead, and honestly, it’s a bit of a slow-burner with a lot of average to marginal fizzle, rather than any real fire.

Right now, and for a good stretch, the surf is pretty unexciting. We kick off with a long gap of poor surf. For the first four or five days, the swell is tiny—just 2 to 3 feet from the SW—but the real killer is the messy wind. We've got cross, cross-on, and onshore breezes keeping things bumpy and uninviting. The energy is weak, hovering around the 400 to 500 mark. Don't bother paddling out. The water temp is sitting at 73°, which is much warmer than normal for the time of year, a notable anomaly of 5°, so you won't need a thick suit, but you'll be scratching your head for a wave.

Things finally start looking a bit more hopeful from Monday the 14th, as the conditions nudge into "marginal" territory. A bit of a push in swell, with a peak around 5 feet on Monday morning from the WNW, and the combined energy climbs to 520. The period is a shorter 9 seconds, so it's not going to be world-class, but the light breeze keeps things from being a total mess. This is the best bet in the first week, but it's only a "maybe" session for the keen ones.

After that, it’s a grind. From the 15th to the 18th, the swell drops back to 2 feet with long-period groundswell—periods of 15 to 19 seconds, with the energy climbing strongly from 391 up to 607. That long period makes it better for a point or reef, and at a beach-break setup it might break a bit too straight. Still, the winds are cross-onshore on the 17th and 18th, turning choppy with a moderate 12 mph breeze, killing the quality.

The second week, starting around the 20th, we see a slow improvement in consistency with the swell staying at knee-high 3 to 3 feet but the energy gets moderate, hitting 770 on the 21st. The wind is lighter and even goes cross-onshore from the SW, which is the optimum direction. This late window, from Sunday the 20th through Wednesday the 23rd, offers the cleanest conditions in the whole forecast. The swell stays SW at 3 to 3 feet, with a period around 16–18 seconds, and with light breezes, it might actually produce some clean, rideable lines. It’s not a standout, but it's the highlight of a quiet run.

Forget about the last few days of the period, 25th and 26th; it's back to poor conditions with onshore wind and weak, short-period swell.

So, the best on offer? Cross your fingers for the light-wind mornings around Monday the 14th for a small window, or the more promising, cleaner but still small swell between the 20th and 23rd. It’s not much to write home about, but it’s something.

Rusty.

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