Arrieta Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, let’s have a look at what’s heading our way for Arrieta. This is a sheltered reef setup, and it’s an inconsistent one, so it doesn’t just fire up every time there’s a swell. The water temp is sitting at 72°, which is pretty much spot on for the time of year, nothing unusual there.

The thing is, the whole 16-day window is a bit of a write-off, to be honest. The first few days are a total non-starter. Saturday morning the 11th has a tiny 1 ft WNW swell, but it’s labelled poor surf conditions. Sunday the 12th sees a bit more size, around 4 ft from the NNW and a moderate energy level (308), but again, the conditions are just not good. This pattern just keeps repeating. The wind is nearly always cross or cross-off, but there’s a lot of fresh to strong breeze, and the reports keep calling it “poor surf conditions” or “very ordinary.”

We do see the swell size building, but it’s never matched with the right wind. By Thursday the 17th of July, we’ve got 8 ft from the NNE with a short 8-second period, and the energy is getting strong (811), but it’s accompanied by a 22 mph cross-off wind. That’s a lot of wind for a clean wave. The water is clean, but the quality just isn’t there for a good paddle session.

The biggest swell comes in around the 20th of July, with 10 ft from the NNE on Monday morning, and the energy is very strong (1344). But again, the forecast says “marginal surf forecast” and the wind is 19 mph. For a reef that is inconsistent and sheltered, this just looks like a washing machine, not a surfable wave. The whole run is pretty much a gap of over two weeks of poor options. The setup with that much wind and size over a beach-and-reef setup might actually be more interesting for a kite surfer than someone on a paddle board.

Honestly, there’s nothing here I’d recommend. The forecast shows a long blank run, which is more normal for an inconsistent spot like this. It’s a waiting game.

Rusty

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