Surf Forecasts:
Arrieta surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 23 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 24 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period, NNW swell with 1,276 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 23 Aug, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 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 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 16s. 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 2.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 6s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10AM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Mon 24th Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Arrieta over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty checkin' in from Arrieta. Let's have a look at what the next couple of weeks have got cookin' for us.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days look pretty grim for any kind of decent surf. We're lookin' at a real dry spell here. The first solid opportunity ain't gonna show up until Sunday afternoon, the 23rd of August, and even then it's a pretty ordinary setup.
Now, Arrieta's a sheltered little reef break that can be a real gem when it gets the right N swell direction, but this stretch is mostly a bust. The one tiny highlight is that Sunday afternoon, the 23rd. We'll see a bit of a pulse of 5ft swell from the NNW, and that's got a nice long period of 14 seconds – proper groundswell energy (combined energy of 926). The wind's light and cross-off, so the surface should be clean. It's a short window and the spot is inconsistent, but for a couple of hours, you might snag a few decent ones. That's really the only thing worth paddling out for in the whole run.
After that, it's a slow slide into rubbish. Monday the 24th starts with a bigger 6ft swell, but the period drops, and by the arvo it's cross-shore wind with chop. From Tuesday the 25th all the way through to the end, it's mostly poor conditions – strong winds, messy cross-shore slop, and lumpy sea states. A few mornings show clean faces, but the swell's either tiny, short-period, or blown out by fresh to strong breezes. By the 28th and into early September, we get some chunky 8ft to 8ft swell from the NNE, but the period's a meager 7-8 seconds, the wind's howling onshore or cross, and the energy's all over the place (combined energy between 627 and 962). That's not surf for a paddle board – if you've got a kite, that's where the fun might be, but for us surfers, it's a hard pass.
So, bottom line: if you're jonesin', try to sneak out on Sunday afternoon the 23rd for a couple of clean lines at Arrieta. After that, it's a solid two weeks of nothing worth writing home about. Forecasts can change, but right now, this stretch looks like a good time to clean your board and wait.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNE on Tue night, strong winds from the NNE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||
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 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 183 | 788 | 1276 | 923 | 693 | 551 | 378 | 266 | 197 | 118 | 90 | 94 | 3 | 3 | 237 | 627 | 816 | 933 | 962 | 713 | 451 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 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 | 2:38PM2.54m | 2:58AM2.37m | 3:09PM2.58m | 3:29AM2.40m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 8:24AM0.22m | 8:50PM0.11m | 8:55AM0.16m | 9:20PM0.07m | |||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 13 | — | NW 12 | NNW 12 | — | NNW 11 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 183 | 788 | 1276 | 923 | 693 | 551 | 378 | 266 | 197 | 118 | 90 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 83 | — | 150 | 451 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 16 | N 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | W 7 | W 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 104 | 101 | 7 | 6 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 94 | 35 | 56 | 237 | 627 | 816 | 933 | 962 | 713 | 194 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 286 | 345 | 345 | 387 | 329 | 345 | 329 | 341 | 340 | 329 |
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