Arguineguin Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it's looking pretty quiet out there. We've got a long stretch of small, weak surf ahead, so don't go getting your hopes up for anything with real push.

Kicking things off from Thursday the 30th of July, the swell is tiny. We're talking about 0.3ft to 1.0ft waves from the south and southeast. The energy is weak, with the combined swell energy only hitting a measly 5 for Thursday morning. For a spot that's supposed to be exposed to the south swell like Arguineguin, this is a real bummer. The water is sitting at a warm 74°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's about the only thing going for it. The wind is light and offshore, so it'll be clean, but there's just nothing to ride. Friday the 31st is much the same – glassy conditions in the afternoon with a 0.7ft wave from the east, but again, no real energy there (combined energy of 4).

We roll into the first week of August, and honestly, it's more of the same story. From Saturday the 1st all the way through to Friday the 7th of August, the swell stays stubbornly small, bouncing between 0.7ft and 1.0ft. We get a little bump in the combined energy on Sunday afternoon the 2nd, hitting 48, but that's still pathetic for a south-facing reef. The wind stays mostly offshore or cross-offshore, so the surface will be clean, but you could count the number of rideable waves on one hand. It's a real flat spell.

Moving into the second week, the pattern doesn't change. From Saturday the 8th of August right through to the end of the forecast on Friday the 14th, we're stuck in the same rut. Swell heights are consistently 0.3ft to 0.7ft. The longest period we see is 15 seconds on Monday the 10th and again on Thursday the 13th, which normally means some nice groundswell, but with that tiny size, it's barely a ripple. The combined energy figures stay low, mostly in the teens and twenties. We get some glassy conditions on the 11th and 12th, which is nice to see, but it's a lot of clean, flat water.

So here's the hard truth: there's not a single standout day in this entire 16-day window. You aren't going to score a wave at Arguineguin. For a beginner-friendly reef that's usually reliable, this is a tough run. Times like this you just have to hope the forecasts change, because it can't stay this way forever.

That's it from me. Keep your eyes on the horizon.

Rusty.

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