Arguineguin Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next 16 days for Arguineguin are a tough pill to swallow. We’ve got a real flat spell on the horizon, and honestly, the first time we’ll see any wave worth paddling for is a tiny blip on the 1st of August. Before that, we’re looking at a solid 4 days of nothing but tiny, poor surf conditions. It’s a lean run.

The water is sitting at a warm 73°, which is about normal for this time of year, so at least you won’t be cold while you’re sitting there waiting.

The first real sniff of something happens on the morning of Saturday, the 1st of August. We’re talking a tiny 0.7ft swell from the SSW, but with glassy conditions and a calm wind. The combined wave energy is a weak 23. It’s barely surfable, but it’s the only show in town. The period is a very long 15 seconds, which is classic groundswell – it’ll want to break straight on the beach, so don’t expect any barrels. For a beginner-friendly reef break that’s inconsistent, this is a real non-event.

By Sunday the 2nd of August, the swell bumps up to a tiny 1.0ft from the SSW, with a 13-second period. The energy is still weak, at 37. The wind is glassy again in the afternoon, so it’ll be clean, but it’s still flat. This pattern of tiny, glassy, clean but flat surf continues right through the next week. The combined energy never climbs above 53, and the swell height stays at 1.0ft or 1ft at best.

The standout – if you can call it that – is the stretch from the 2nd to the 5th of August. The swell is a consistent 1.0ft to 1ft from the SSW, and the wind is offshore or glassy. The water is warm, the conditions are clean, but there’s just no punch. It’s a pond. For a beginner, it’s a safe, tiny paddle, but for anyone else, it’s a frustrating wait. The swell direction from the S-SSW is a good match for the break’s optimum, but with the energy so low, it doesn’t matter.

From the 6th of August onward, it drops back to 0.3ft or 0.7ft. The wind stays light and clean, but the swell is gone. The 16-day window is a write-off for any real surf. The only positive is that the conditions are often glassy or clean, so if you’ve got a longboard and you’re desperate, you might get a slide. This is a real test of patience.

Rusty.

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