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Rosarito

Name: Rosarito
Address: Baja California, Mexico

Baja California, Mexico · Beach break

Local time — · Sunrise 06:18 · Sunset 16:50

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Reading the ocean.

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Rosarito is an exposed mixed beach, reef and rivermouth zone rather than one fixed takeoff. Southwest swell and east wind are the clean reference setup; water quality and recent runoff remain hard safety gates regardless of the surf score.

Profile source · Surf-Forecast Rosarito guide

Profile geometry

Swell axis SW · 225°

Offshore wind from NE · Intermediate profile

Wave

Left + right beach peaks with reef and rivermouth sections

Sand, reef and rivermouth sections

Swell window

S–SW

0.6–2.6 m offshore ranking band

Clean wind

E offshore

Applied to wind scoring

Tide window

Moving mid tide · bank dependent

Qualitative timing guidance

Field guide

Read the break.

Character · setup · local read

Character

Rosarito is defined by left + right beach peaks with reef and rivermouth sections over sand, reef and rivermouth sections. The shape can change with swell angle, period and the active section, so the live score should always be paired with a visual check from shore.

Best setup

S–SW swell, e offshore and moving mid tide · bank dependent form the profile baseline. SWELLRADAR treats 0.6–2.6 m as a working range, not a guarantee of breaking-wave size.

Lineup read

Choose a peak that matches your experience and reassess it as tide and crowd change. Pay particular attention to polluted-water events, rip currents, reef and rock sections. Local signs and advice always take priority.

Know before you paddle

Live conditions and local advice always override this profile.

Polluted-water eventsRip currentsReef and rock sectionsRunoff after rain

Optional community layerRecent surfer reportsVoluntary and potentially incomplete. Not used for the forecast or Surf Score.

The break

Beach break

Intermediate. Works best with S–SW swell.

Timing

E offshore

Moving mid tide · bank dependent. Re-check local observations and the lineup before you paddle out.

Data note

Model data unavailable

SWELLRADAR withholds numerical conditions, scores and surf windows until a quality-checked marine forecast is available.