You'd want to orient the ship to hit it bow first probably, rather than on the side where it could roll or punch a hole in the ship. But what Captain in a serious storm is not going bow first through the waves anyway?
Hitting the swell bow first will not necessarily help you.
See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2KqofR05TE for a video of a boat actually hit by a rogue wave. They are riding the swell correctly - but the wave hits from the side.
Note that a swell and a current are known conditions that make rogue waves more likely. And it is not uncommon for rogue waves to be moving in a different direction than the swell.
Someone else also commented that it won't save you if the wave is big enough. I'm not contesting that. I'm just saying that gives you your best chance.
You ignored the point that rogue waves often move in a different direction than the swell. So orienting by the swell doesn't help you with a rogue wave.
I'm not sure if I just missed it because I was busy, or if you edited the comment afterwards, but that's a good point. If the rogue wave comes from a different direction then orienting with the rest of the waves won't save you. In that case maybe if you could get some warning in time it could help. You might not be able to get to 90 degrees, but maybe you won't get caught flat out on the side either.
Still even that may not be enough to save you. The ship that went down in the North Atlantic was hit front on and sunk.
Hitting the swell bow first will not necessarily help you. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2KqofR05TE for a video of a boat actually hit by a rogue wave. They are riding the swell correctly - but the wave hits from the side.
Note that a swell and a current are known conditions that make rogue waves more likely. And it is not uncommon for rogue waves to be moving in a different direction than the swell.