Rosarito, Mexico

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Rosarito Beach
Rosarito, the nearest town, 3 km away. Photo: cesar bojorquez from Tijuana, Mexico, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Rosarito

Rosarito is a town in Baja California, Mexico. From Rosarito you can reach 3 surf spots. The nearest is Rosarito Beach Pier Southside, a surf spot 3.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 41 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is TIJ, 21 km away.

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Staying in Rosarito

  • 41 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
  • Nearest airports: TIJ, 21 km, San Diego International Airport (SAN), 43 km, CLD, 87 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Rosarito.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Rosarito each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Rosarito too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Rosarito: Sun 18 Oct to Sat 24 Oct
SpotSun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24
Rosarito Beach Pier Southside3.4 kmabout 10 min by car3 ft387 kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore, good4 ft432 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, good, best spot that day4 ft333 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, good, best spot that day3 ft232 kJwind from the west, 3 knots, good, best spot that day3 ft206 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, fair4 ft106 kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore, good3 ft51 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, fair
All readings for Rosarito Beach Pier Southside: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rosarito Beach Pier Southside, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct58, good3 ft14 shollow387kJwind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore25°C
Mon 19Oct67, good4 ft13 shollow432kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots23°C
Tue 20Oct61, good4 ft12 shollow333kJwind from the west, 4 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct53, good3 ft10 shollow232kJwind from the west, 3 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct45, fair3 ft11 shollow206kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots20°C
Fri 23Oct48, good4 ft6 smushy106kJwind from the east, 6 knots, offshore21°C
Sat 24Oct37, fair3 ft6 smushy51kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot22°C
Baja Malibu7.1 kmabout 15 min by car3 ft387 kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day4 ft432 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore, good4 ft193 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, good3 ft234 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, good3 ft252 kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots, good, best spot that day4 ft109 kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore, good, best spot that day3 ft48 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, fair
All readings for Baja Malibu: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Baja Malibu, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct59, good3 ft14 scrumbling387kJwind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore25°C
Mon 19Oct65, good4 ft13 scrumbling432kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore22°C
Tue 20Oct59, good4 ft9 ssoft193kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct50, good3 ft11 ssoft234kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct49, good3 ft12 scrumbling252kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots20°C
Fri 23Oct53, good4 ft6 smushy109kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, offshore21°C
Sat 24Oct42, fair3 ft6 smushy48kJwind from the north, 2 knots22°C
Playas de Tijuana19.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Tijuana, 8 km3 ft288 kJwind from the east, 4 knots, offshore, good3 ft298 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore, good3 ft172 kJwind from the east, 2 knots, offshore, good3 ft231 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, fair3 ft108 kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots, fair4 ft95 kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore, good3 ft40 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, fair
All readings for Playas de Tijuana: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Playas de Tijuana, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct49, good3 ft13 scrumbling288kJwind from the east, 4 knots, offshore24°C
Mon 19Oct54, good3 ft14 scrumbling298kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore23°C
Tue 20Oct52, good3 ft9 scrumbling172kJwind from the east, 2 knots, offshore22°C
Wed 21Oct46, fair3 ft11 scrumbling231kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct38, fair3 ft10 scrumbling108kJwind from the north-north-west, 2 knots20°C
Fri 23Oct55, good4 ft6 smushy95kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore21°C
Sat 24Oct37, fair3 ft6 smushy40kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots22°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Rosarito, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Places to eat near Rosarito

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits