Surf Forecasts:
Arrieta surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 26 Jul, 10AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, NNE swell with 1,189 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Arrieta this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Arrieta in the next 16 days are 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 26) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sun 26th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Arrieta over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.
First off, I’ve got to be straight with you – the next 16 days are looking pretty grim for a proper paddle. We’re looking at Arrieta, a reef setup, but the conditions are just a mess. From now through the entire run, the wind is relentless, mostly howling out of the NNE at 18 to 28 mph, whipping up a cross or cross-off chop that’s gonna make things ugly. The swell is there, but it's short-period windswell, mostly 7-8 seconds, and the combined energy sits in the moderate to strong range (515 to 1193), but with that wind, it’s all blown out. Every single slot is marked as “poor surf conditions,” so there’s no real window to get excited about.
The best you could do is maybe the Tuesday afternoon of the 21st, with a clean 7ft NNE swell and cross-off wind, but the energy is still raw (515) and the period is short. It’s not gonna be a pretty wave. The water is sitting at 72°F, which is about a degree warmer than average for this time of year, nothing too wild.
After that, it’s just a long slog of lumpy, cross-shore junk. The wind stays strong, the swell gets a bit bigger towards the 26th (Sunday) hitting 10ft, but that’s just messy, powerful windswell. That’s only for the experts, and even then, the wind is a strong breeze at 25 mph on the cross. It’s more of a kite-surfing scene than a paddling one.
There’s a long gap of basically nothing ridable, and by the time we get to the 4th of August, the swell just drops off a cliff to 2ft and weak energy (56). The pattern doesn’t really change until the 5th of August, where we get a small 4ft N swell with a clean cross-off wind, but it’s still short period (6 seconds) and weak energy (164). Not a standout, just a tiny glimmer at the end of the tunnel.
Honestly, if you’re desperate, the cleanest moments are the cross-off windows, but it’s a gamble. The forecast is pretty solid for the near term, so I’m not expecting a miracle. This is a tough stretch for Arrieta.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||
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 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 501 | 366 | 293 | 262 | 285 | 362 | 403 | 512 | 604 | 637 | 691 | 984 | 1008 | 1039 | 1189 | 935 | 827 | 688 | 548 | 383 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:52PM1.90m | 8:30AM1.79m | 8:58PM1.75m | 9:40AM1.75m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:05AM0.74m | 2:36PM0.83m | 3:10AM0.84m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:49 | — | — | 8:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | — | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 8 | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 501 | 366 | 293 | 262 | 285 | 362 | 403 | 512 | 604 | 637 | 691 | 984 | 1008 | 1039 | 1189 | 935 | 827 | 688 | 548 | 383 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 265 | 329 | 340 | 340 | 329 | 340 | 540 | 341 | 341 | 340 | 341 | 387 | 341 | 387 | 341 | 341 | 341 | 341 | 239 | 46 |
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