Rosarito Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here with the imperial version.

Alright, we’re looking at a tough 16-day stretch for Rosarito. It starts flat and messy, and you’ll have to wait a solid nine or ten days before anything starts to look like a proper surf session. The early part of the forecast is a write-off.

From Tuesday, September 8th through to Sunday, September 13th, it’s pretty much a no-go. There's small swell, but the wind is a killer. You’ve got a moderate cross-onshore breeze at 12 mph kicking up chop, ruining any chance of a clean wave. The swell energy is moderate (sticking around the 300 to 580 mark), but with that onshore wind, it’s just a messy, choppy ocean. Save your energy.

Things don’t get much better from Monday the 14th through Thursday the 17th. The swell direction swings to the WNW, which is a change, but the heights are still small, peaking around 5 feet at the best of it. The wind lightens up, but it’s still mostly onshore or cross-onshore, so you’re still looking at marginal, poor-quality conditions. The energy is still moderate, but the clean waves aren't there.

Now, for the patient ones. From Friday, September 19th into the end of the window, we finally get a run of long-period groundswell from the SW, with periods hitting 15 to 19 seconds. The size is only 3 to 4 feet, but the energy jumps up, hitting the 700s (moderate to strong) on the mornings of the 21st and 22nd. The wind turns light and onshore, which is not ideal glass, but it’s the best we’re going to get. The standout sessions will be the mornings of Sunday, September 20th and Monday, September 21st. We’re looking at SW swell around 3 to 4 feet, with a very long period (17 to 19 seconds) pumping in a surprising amount of energy (combined energy of 703 and 746). The wind is light, around 6 mph, and onshore. It won't be perfect, but for the reef and rivermouth, those long period lines could be the only game in town.

Water temp is sitting at 71°, a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

So, that’s the long look. A solid blank run of bad surf, then a couple of half-decent mornings way out at the end of the forecast. Don’t get your hopes up, but don’t write it off entirely.

Rusty.

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