Rosarito Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s chew the fat on what Rosarito’s got cooking.

Gotta level with you: the next two weeks look pretty bleak for any decent waves. There’s a long stretch of poor to marginal conditions. Swell will be around, but clean waves will be tough to find. The water temp is 72°, a touch warmer than normal, so at least the water feels good even if the surf doesn’t deliver.

Kicking off Thursday the 10th. A long-period 3ft SW groundswell rolls in, with a 16-second period and moderate wave energy (532). But the wind is a cross-on from the SSW at 9 mph, making it fairly choppy. This spot is a beach, reef, and rivermouth, and with that wind direction blowing across the swell, the surface is messed up. Not worth the paddle. Low score.

Friday the 11th is more of the same – 3ft to 3ft of SW swell, still a nice 15-second period, but the wind stays cross or cross-on. Slight chop in the morning, ripples in the afternoon. Close, but no cigar.

Saturday the 12th and Sunday the 13th get worse. Swell shrinks and the period drops through the floor. On Sunday we get a 3ft WNW swell with a terrible 7-second period – basically windswell slop. Add onshore winds and it’s a write-off.

Monday the 14th to Tuesday the 15th brings small swell, ranging from 2ft to 4ft. The long periods return on the 15th at 16 seconds, but the wind is still light cross-onshore. The pieces are there for something clean if the wind turns offshore, but it doesn’t. Marginal.

Midweek from the 16th throws some light offshore wind from the West, and those long 16-second lines have strong energy numbers (377 to 457). But the height is tiny – just 2ft to 3ft. For this setup, that’s barely a ripple.

From around the 17th to the 22nd, it’s a real dry spell. Winds are cross-on or onshore from the NW and WNW at 6 to 12 mph, keeping it choppy. There’s a pulse on the 19th with a long 18-second period and strong energy (707), but it’s only 3ft and the wind is wrong. Frustrating.

We get the best look at the end. On Monday the 23rd and Tuesday the 24th, the wind is light, almost glassy. We’ve got 4ft of SW swell at 15-16 seconds, with moderate to strong energy (598 to 519). The light cross-onshore or offshore wind means the surface could clean up. It’s the best in this window, but still not a real standout. Rosarito is consistent, but the wind angles kill it.

Friday the 25th serves up a very long 21-second period groundswell, but it’s a whisper-thin 2ft. For that kind of period at that size, you need a point break or reef, and with cross-onshore wind, it’s a tease.

So the honest truth? No real standout sessions here. If you’re keen, point your board at the 23rd and 24th – that’s your cleanest shot at a waist-high wave, but keep your expectations in check. The wind is just not on our side.

Rusty.

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