Arguineguin Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks at Arguineguin.

Alright, I’m gonna be straight with you—this 16-day window is a real struggle. We’ve got a long, dry spell with barely a ripple. The first recommendation doesn’t kick in until the 22nd of July, and even then, it’s not what you’d call surfing. The whole run is just a series of tiny, weak swells. For the first week, from Wednesday the 22nd through to Tuesday the 29th of July, it’s all pretty much the same story: tiny waves, poor surf conditions.

The one spot we’ve got to look at is Arguineguin, a reef break. It’s inconsistent, so you can’t count on it. The water temp is sitting around 73°, which is about average for the time of year, nothing wild.

Let’s go through the dates. On Wednesday the 22nd and Thursday the 23rd of July, we’re looking at a 1-foot swell out of the SSW, with a period around 11-12 seconds. The combined energy is weak, bouncing between 28 and 36. The wind is a cross-off from the N and NNW, so the surface is clean, but there’s no power in the water. The wave comment says it all: “poor surf conditions.”

Friday the 24th through to Monday the 27th of July, it actually drops further. We’re talkin’ 0.7-foot to 0.3-foot swell. The energy figures are laughable—single digits and low double digits. The combined energy on the 24th morning is 40, and by the 27th afternoon it’s a pathetic 3. There’s a moment on Tuesday the 28th of July afternoon where it goes glassy, with a 0.3-foot swell from the S, but that’s a flat spell, not a wave.

The second week doesn’t get any better. From the 30th of July to the 6th of August, we see a tiny bump back to 1-foot on the 2nd and 3rd of August. The combined energy barely reaches 42 on the 2nd afternoon. There’s a couple of glassy mornings on the 4th and 5th of August, with a light offshore wind, but the swell is just 1-foot with a short period of 11-12 seconds. The energy is still weak, between 25 and 31. It’s clean, but there’s nothing to ride.

The real highlight, if you can call it that, is the morning of Sunday the 2nd of August. We’ve got a 1-foot swell from the SSW at 14 seconds, with a combined energy of 40, and it’s glassy. That’s the best of a bad bunch. The swell direction (SSW) is a match for the optimum swell direction (S) for the break, so it’s coming from the right angle. But honestly, 1-foot with a long period like that is going to be weak and inconsistent on a reef. It’s not a standout for power, just the cleanest and most favorable direction of a very flat period.

For the rest, it’s a long stretch of nothing. There’s a gap of several days, from the 22nd to the 29th of July, with no real surf to recommend. Then another gap from the 30th of July to the 1st of August. The little bump on the 2nd and 3rd of August is the only flicker of life. After that, it fades again into flatness by the 6th of August.

Keep your expectations low. With such weak combined energy (all under 100), it’s not really a surf forecast. The conditions are clean, but there’s no muscle behind the waves.

Rusty.

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