Rosarito Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's talk in feet and miles per hour. It’s a long, slow stretch ahead, so don’t get your hopes up too quick.

We start Friday morning, July 10th, at Rosarito (beach, reef and rivermouth). There’s a long-period SSW groundswell running about 3ft with a 15-second period. The combined swell energy is moderate at 485, but the wind is a cross-onshore at 9 mph from the SSW, chopping it all up. It’s poor. That carries through Friday afternoon, all of Saturday the 11th, and into Sunday morning the 12th. Swell stays around 3ft, winds stay light but cross-onshore, just not clean.

Sunday afternoon the 12th, the wind finally turns offshore from the WSW at 6 mph. Swell is still 3ft from the SSW at 14 seconds, energy moderate at 445. It’s only marginal – some tide issues – but it’s the first half-decent window. Monday morning the 13th keeps that offshore wind, but the swell drops a bit and the period shortens to 13 seconds. Still marginal. By Monday afternoon, the wind shifts and it’s back to poor.

From Tuesday the 14th all the way through to around Wednesday the 22nd, it’s a flat, crummy run. Tiny 2ft to 3ft swells, cross-onshore winds, poor to marginal conditions. There’s some beautiful long-period groundswell trying to show up – 2ft at 17 seconds on the 15th, and 2ft at 19 seconds on the 17th – but there’s just not enough height to ride. The ocean has some energy (280 to 422 on the combined scale), but it’s not making waves. Water temp is about 68°, normal for this time of year.

Now, later in the window, on Saturday the 25th of July, a real pulse shows up: 5ft from the south with a 14-second period, and the combined energy jumps to a strong 1144. Problem is, it’s blowing a moderate cross-onshore at 12 mph from the NW, making it messy. At that size with that wind, this looks more like a kite session than a surf session. Too big for beginners, and the chop will make it tough for anyone. It’s a long way out, so don’t bank on it.

Overall, the only cleaner windows are Sunday afternoon the 12th and Monday morning the 13th. Nothing here is a true standout. Keep the board in the car, but maybe don’t wax it yet.

Rusty

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