Surf Forecasts:
Arrieta surf forecast from 21 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 23 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, NNE swell with 1,742 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with N swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Arrieta this week:
The surf forecast for Arrieta over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Arrieta in the next 16 days are 3.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Arrieta over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s lay it out flat: the forecast for Arrieta is a rough one. Over the next 16 days, there’s barely a session worth suiting up for. A whole lot of nothing with a little bit of wind chop thrown in.
We’re looking at Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd right off the bat. You’ve got a 5ft N’ly swell, but it’s getting torn up by a 19 mph cross-offshore wind. Not a chance.
On Sunday morning the 23rd, things finally turn. The swell drops to 3ft, but the wind goes light at 6 mph and turns cross-offshore, cleaning the surface right up. It’s small, but it’s surfable. Then Sunday afternoon is the real deal. A 5ft NNW groundswell rolls in with a 14-second period and strong wave energy (1030). The wind stays light and cross-offshore, so the conditions will be very good. This is your highlight. Arrieta is a sheltered reef, so that long-period groundswell will wrap in proper. The water is at 75°, feeling a bit warmer than average for this time of year.
From Monday the 24th onward, it’s all downhill. The wind picks up and swings cross-shore, turning the ocean into a lumpy mess. Even when the swell gets to 10ft on the 28th and 29th with massive energy (1693), the wind is screaming at over 25 mph. That’s not surfable; that’s for the kiteboarders.
The entire second week, from the 30th of August to the 5th of September, is a slog. Constant cross-shore winds, fresh breezes, and a messy sea state. There’s a day here and there where the wind goes cross-offshore, like the 31st and the 2nd, but the swell is short-period and weak. Clean but gutless.
Bottom line: you’ve got one real window, and that’s Sunday the 23rd. The afternoon sees the best swell of the whole period with clean conditions. Everything else is a write-off. It’s a bleak run, but that’s how it goes sometimes.
Keep your chin up for that Sunday session.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNE by Sun morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 10 | N 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 161 | 139 | 143 | 117 | 106 | 183 | 892 | 1217 | 970 | 799 | 530 | 450 | 348 | 248 | 115 | 90 | 3 | 467 | 833 | 1320 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:38PM1.55m | 10:21AM1.67m | 11:10PM1.61m | 11:36AM1.80m | 00:09AM1.75m | 12:25PM1.96m | 00:50AM1.90m | 1:03PM2.14m | 1:25AM2.05m | 1:37PM2.31m | 1:56AM2.18m | 2:08PM2.44m | 2:27AM2.29m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM0.96m | 3:43AM0.99m | 4:55PM0.91m | 5:13AM0.90m | 6:00PM0.77m | 6:08AM0.76m | 6:43PM0.61m | 6:48AM0.60m | 7:18PM0.45m | 7:22AM0.45m | 7:50PM0.31m | 7:53AM0.32m | 8:20PM0.19m | ||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | N 14 | N 15 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 13 | 49 | 117 | 83 | 183 | 892 | 1217 | 970 | 799 | 530 | 450 | 348 | 248 | 115 | 90 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 16 | N 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | W 7 | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | N 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 89 | 106 | 104 | 101 | 7 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | N 12 | N 14 | NE 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 12 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 44 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 176 | 161 | 139 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 9 | 8 | 14 | 35 | 36 | 186 | 467 | 833 | 1320 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 239 | 239 | 46 | 239 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 286 | 345 | 383 | 329 | 341 | 345 |
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