Surf Forecasts:
Arrieta surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, NNE swell with 1,032 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Arrieta this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Arrieta in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Arrieta over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I’m gonna be straight with you. The outlook for Arrieta is a tough one. We’re looking at a 16-day window, and for the most part, it’s a waiting game.
This is a sheltered reef break that’s notoriously inconsistent, so it needs a lot of things to click. For the first week and a half, nothing clicks. The swell is too short, the wind is howling at 18 to 25 mph, mostly cross or cross-off, and the wave energy is in that weak-to-moderate range between 200 and 500. It’s all wind-slop, not real waves. The water is sitting at 72°, which is normal for the season, so at least the temperature is fine.
The bad news is the gap. From Thursday, July 23rd, all the way to Wednesday, August 5th, the score is a flat zero. That’s nearly two weeks of nothing worth paddling for. The swell tries to get some size, hitting 8 ft on the 25th and 26th, but the period is a weak 8 seconds and the wind is too strong, making it a messy, lumpy cross-chop. For a sheltered reef, that’s a no-go.
Then, finally, on the afternoon of Friday, August 7th, we get a chance. The swell is still a solid 8 ft, but the period picks up to 9 seconds, and more importantly, the wind turns cross-offshore from the north at 22 mph, cleaning it up. The combined energy hits 1007, which is a strong pulse. The forecast only gives it a "marginal" score, but after two weeks of nothing, this is the only real window.
That said, 8 ft on a reef with any period is solidly for experts only. If you’re not comfortable on a big, fast wave, sit this one out. It’s the "last day of the drought" kind of session. Not a classic, but it’s all we’ve got.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 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) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 362 | 355 | 420 | 512 | 555 | 672 | 984 | 919 | 956 | 987 | 745 | 449 | 355 | 308 | 251 | 229 | 183 | 176 | 165 | 186 | 180 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:16PM1.68m | 10:53AM1.78m | 11:28PM1.71m | 11:55AM1.87m | 00:25AM1.80m | 12:44PM1.99m | 1:09AM1.91m | 1:25PM2.12m | 1:47AM2.02m | 2:01PM2.25m | 2:21AM2.11m | 2:35PM2.36m | 2:54AM2.18m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:58PM0.87m | 4:25AM0.86m | 5:15PM0.82m | 5:32AM0.81m | 6:15PM0.72m | 6:25AM0.71m | 7:00PM0.60m | 7:07AM0.59m | 7:39PM0.48m | 7:44AM0.47m | 8:14PM0.37m | 8:18AM0.38m | 8:47PM0.29m | ||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | N 12 | N 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | N 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | NW 8 | N 11 | N 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | NW 12 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 362 | 355 | 420 | 512 | 555 | 672 | 984 | 919 | 956 | 987 | 745 | 449 | 355 | 308 | 251 | 229 | 183 | 176 | 165 | 186 | 180 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 340 | 340 | 341 | 341 | 340 | 341 | 341 | 525 | 341 | 341 | 341 | 269 | 239 | 239 | 46 | 239 | 239 | 46 | 384 | 525 | 383 |
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