Surf Forecasts:
Arrieta surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Friday 17 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period, NNE swell with 508 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Arrieta this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Arrieta in the next 16 days are 2.1m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 5s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Fri 17th Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Arrieta over the next 16 days.
Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks. I’ll be honest with you, it’s a bit of a tough stretch for surfers around here. The swell is coming and going, but the wind is just never quite playing ball for a clean, proper wave face.
We’re looking at Arrieta, a sheltered reef that’s pretty inconsistent at the best of times, and it really needs a good N direction to get the optimum swell. Over the first week, the waves are small, up to about 4ft on Sunday 12th July, but the wind is always cross-off or cross-shore, so it’s choppy and messy. Even Sunday morning, the biggest of the early lot at 4ft, has a cross-shore breeze making it lumpy. The combined swell energy creeps up to 313 (moderate) on that Sunday, but the poor surf conditions just don’t let up. There’s a long gap with no real recommendation here.
The real story starts around the end of the second week. From Thursday 23rd July, we see the swell really start to push. The morning of the 23rd brings 8ft swell from the NNE with a period of 8 seconds, and the energy jumps to 723 (strong). The wind is a clean cross-off, so the waves will look clean, but at 8ft and picking up, this is getting into expert-only territory. The standout potential is the morning of Friday 24th July. We’ve got a solid 12ft swell from the NNE, with a long period of 9 seconds, and the combined energy is a massive 1693 (very strong wave energy). The wind is a clean cross-off again. This is the biggest and most powerful swell of the window, but it’s a long way out, so take it with a pinch of salt. For a reef that’s often inconsistent, if it fires, it’ll be a big, powerful wave. The crowd potential here is listed as “sometimes,” so you might not have a crowd, but it’s a heavy, big wave setup for sure. Anything over 8ft is for experts only, and this is well over that. The water temperature is running about average for the time of year.
So, to sum it up: the first week is a write-off. The second week, the swell builds, with the 24th and 25th of July showing the biggest potential – a true, heavy groundswell event. But it’s a promise, not a guarantee, and only for the experienced crew.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun night, fresh winds from the N by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 13 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
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 kJ | 21 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 275 | 275 | 194 | 126 | 123 | 128 | 67 | 55 | 36 | 83 | 148 | 237 | 320 | 366 | 389 |
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-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:32AM2.00m | 11:03PM2.04m | 11:39AM2.14m | 00:11AM2.15m | 12:39PM2.31m | 1:11AM2.27m | 1:33PM2.48m | 2:05AM2.36m | 2:23PM2.62m | 2:54AM2.41m | 3:11PM2.70m | 3:41AM2.41m | 3:57PM2.71m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:07AM0.56m | 4:44PM0.59m | 5:17AM0.49m | 5:55PM0.43m | 6:20AM0.38m | 6:56PM0.26m | 7:15AM0.27m | 7:51PM0.10m | 8:06AM0.18m | 8:42PM-0.00m | 8:53AM0.12m | 9:29PM-0.04m | 9:37AM0.12m | 10:15PM-0.01m | |||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NNE 5 | NW 8 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 35 | 275 | 275 | 194 | 126 | 123 | 128 | 67 | 55 | 36 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NNW 13 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 13 | S 12 | N 7 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 27 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 13 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 8 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | N 6 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | — | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 39 | 36 | 20 | — | 17 | 34 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 83 | 148 | 237 | 320 | 366 | 389 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 265 | 265 | 257 | 257 | 156 | 46 | 15 | 260 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 265 | 265 | 340 | 329 | 383 | 340 | 329 |
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