Rosarito Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, well, it’s fair to say this isn’t looking like a classic Baja run. We’ve got a long stretch of small, messy surf ahead at Rosarito (Mexico). The water’s sitting at a much warmer than normal 73° for this time of year, which is a pretty big deviation from the long-term average – you’ll definitely notice it.

The next week and a half is basically a write-off for decent waves. Swell size hovers around the 1ft to 4ft mark, with combined wave energy mostly moderate, peaking at 683 on Friday the 14th. The problem is the period is all over the place, with the 15 and 18 second groundswell pulses mainly coming from the SW, but the wind is almost always onshore or cross-onshore. Those light breezes might not look bad on paper, but the wave comments tell the real story. From Sunday the 9th afternoon all the way through to Tuesday the 18th morning, it’s a blur of poor surf conditions. There are a few fleeting moments, like Tuesday the 11th morning, marginal, and Thursday the 13th afternoon, marginal, but nothing you’d drive for. The bigger energy on the 14th and 15th is still paired with poor conditions.

Moving into the third week, things don’t really improve. From the 18th on, we’re still stuck with small, weak SW swells. There is a glimmer on Wednesday the 19th afternoon with 3ft of 16-second SSW groundswell, combined energy at 451, but the wind is light cross-onshore, still making it marginal at best.

The best of a bad bunch? Honestly, we’re scraping the barrel. If you’re desperate for a paddle, the midday sessions on Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th might have the cleanest conditions with a light breeze, but the swell is small. The big swells later in the window, like on Sunday the 23rd, are getting chopped up by onshore wind. For now, it’s a flat spell with nothing consistent to grab onto.

Rusty

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