Arguineguin Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a good long look at what we’ve got coming up for the next couple of weeks at our local spot.

First off, I gotta be straight with you – it’s a bit of a slow start and a long, quiet patch ahead. The best of the whole run is right on our doorstep, this Monday morning. We’re looking at a clean 2 ft swell from the SSW with a very long 16 second period, giving us a nice moderate energy level (201). The wind is absolutely dead glass, zero mph. For a reef break like Arguineguin that needs that south in the swell, this is about as clean as it gets. The water temp is sitting pretty average for this time of year, so no worries there. It is an inconsistent break though, so don’t expect non-stop waves, but when they come, they’ll be quality. You’ll want to be on it early.

Monday afternoon, the energy drops a bit (149) and the period shortens to 15 seconds, still glassy and clean, but not the standout of the morning.

As we move into Tuesday and Wednesday, the swell hangs in around 1.0 ft to 2 ft, but the energy slowly fades. Winds stay light and glassy for the mornings, so it’ll stay clean, but the wave quality is just ordinary – small and weak.

By Thursday the 16th, we’re into a pretty grim stretch. Swell drops to 0.7 ft and the energy falls off a cliff (down to 22). Winds turn cross-offshore, so it’s clean, but the ocean just isn't putting out. This flat, weak pattern sticks around for days. We're talking about a week or more of tiny, un-rideable surf. Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th see a slight bump in energy (up to 98) with 1.0 ft to 1 ft swell, but the period is long at 18 to 16 seconds, and with a cross-off breeze, it’s still not doing anything for this break.

Things don’t really change. The final week from the 21st onwards is more of the same – tiny waves, very low energy, and not a single session worth getting excited about. The wind stays light to moderate from the north, keeping the surface clean, but there’s just no power behind it.

So, to sum it up: you’ve got one solid, clean, glassy session on Monday morning the 13th. After that, it’s a long, flat stretch with no real standouts. Get out there early Monday if you want a wave, because it’s going to be a quiet couple of weeks after that.

Rusty.

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