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 experts: 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 expert 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.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

Surf spots within 20 km of Rosarito: Mon 19 Oct to Sun 25 Oct
SpotMon 19Tue 20Wed 21Thu 22Fri 23Sat 24Sun 25
Rosarito Beach Pier Southside3.4 kmabout 10 min by car4 ft423 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, too small3 ft309 kJwind from the west, 4 knots, too small3 ft285 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, too small3 ft126 kJwind from the south, 3 knots, too small4 ft99 kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, too small4 ft109 kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot, too small2 ft103 kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots, too small
All readings for Rosarito Beach Pier Southside: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Rosarito Beach Pier Southside, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct29, too small4 ft12 shollow423kJwind from the west, 4 knots23°C
Tue 20Oct24, too small3 ft12 shollow309kJwind from the west, 4 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct21, too small3 ft12 shollow285kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct18, too small3 ft9 shollow126kJwind from the south, 3 knots20°C
Fri 23Oct23, too small4 ft6 smushy99kJwind from the west-south-west, 3 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct19, too small4 ft6 smushy109kJwind from the south-south-east, 1 knot22°C
Sun 25Oct13, too small2 ft12 shollow103kJwind from the west-north-west, 4 knots24°C
Baja Malibu7.1 kmabout 15 min by car4 ft429 kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore, too small4 ft182 kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots, too small3 ft246 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, too small3 ft118 kJwind from the north, 3 knots, too small4 ft99 kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, too small4 ft105 kJwind from the north, 2 knots, too small2 ft125 kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small
All readings for Baja Malibu: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Baja Malibu, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct28, too small4 ft13 scrumbling429kJwind from the east, 3 knots, offshore22°C
Tue 20Oct23, too small4 ft8 ssoft182kJwind from the south-south-east, 2 knots21°C
Wed 21Oct20, too small3 ft11 ssoft246kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct19, too small3 ft9 ssoft118kJwind from the north, 3 knots20°C
Fri 23Oct25, too small4 ft6 smushy99kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots21°C
Sat 24Oct22, too small4 ft6 smushy105kJwind from the north, 2 knots22°C
Sun 25Oct14, too small2 ft12 scrumbling125kJwind from the east-north-east, 3 knots, offshore25°C
Playas de Tijuana19.7 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Tijuana, 8 km3 ft324 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, too small3 ft132 kJwind from the east, 2 knots, offshore, too small3 ft231 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, too small3 ft101 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore, too small4 ft90 kJwind from the south, 1 knot, too small4 ft85 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots, too small2 ft93 kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots, too small
All readings for Playas de Tijuana: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day
Forecast and score for expert surfers at Playas de Tijuana, each day
DayScore for expertsSwellEnergyWindTemp
Mon 19Oct23, too small3 ft12 scrumbling324kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots23°C
Tue 20Oct20, too small3 ft8 smushy132kJwind from the east, 2 knots, offshore22°C
Wed 21Oct18, too small3 ft11 scrumbling231kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots21°C
Thu 22Oct15, too small3 ft9 scrumbling101kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots, offshore20°C
Fri 23Oct24, too small4 ft5 smushy90kJwind from the south, 1 knot21°C
Sat 24Oct19, too small4 ft6 smushy85kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots22°C
Sun 25Oct10, too small2 ft12 scrumbling93kJwind from the north-north-east, 3 knots23°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