- Home
- ...North America
Canada- Rosie's Bay
Conditions at Rosie's Bay in January
January: Deep Winter Power
The North Pacific storm engine is running at full tilt, and Rosie's Bay is right in the crosshairs. Average swell height climbs to 2.6m (8.5ft) with a powerful 12.5s period, placing it squarely in the heavy-to-massive range on the surf scale. Swell energy is heavily weighted in the optimal SW-to-W window: WSW leads with 17.8%, W follows at 16.8%, SW adds 10.6% and SSW contributes 5.0%. This perfectly aligned west-southwest groundswell is the lifeblood of the spot. The wind regime is equally promising - ideal offshore flow blows 46% of the time, with ESE (18.2%) and E (15.9%) winds grooming the faces between frontal passages. Air temperatures average a brisk 5.1°C, with water at 7.9°C and precipitation running high at 10.2mm/day. When those offshore dawn windows align with the long-period W/WSW swell, expect pumping, firing barrels and that deep-winter magic.
Average Spot conditions at Rosie's Bay in January
Swell history for January
Wind history for January
Swell quality
Analyze the groundswell consistency at Rosie's Bay during January. Based on historical data, there is a % probability of groundswell occurring this month. The chart below provides a detailed breakdown of the average wave height distribution, offering deep insights into the swell quality and surf potential you can expect at Rosie's Bay for your next trip in January.
Ground swell
Ground swell by size
Wind conditions
Evaluate the wind and swell alignment at Rosie's Bay for January. Our analysis shows that favorable offshore or side-shore winds coincide with surfable swell approximately % of the time. The accompanying graph illustrates the average size distribution of waves during these optimal wind windows at Rosie's Bay.