Arrieta Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, I’ve peered at the numbers for Arrieta, and it’s a grim stretch, mate. This is a reef break that doesn’t fire often, and this run is a bust. The water’s about average for the season, nothing to write home about.

The first week is dead quiet. From Thursday the 9th through the end of the week, we’re looking at tiny, weak swell. Waves are 1ft to 3ft from the NW, then NNW, with short periods around 9 to 10 seconds. The combined energy is in the low teens and twenties (17 to 155), barely a whisper. The wind is a cross-off or cross breeze from the N and NNE, keeping it clean, but there’s no push. Scores are a flat zero – it’s poor.

Then we hit a gap, and the middle of the second week, around the 15th and 16th of July, the swell jumps up, but it’s a mess. We get 5ft on the 15th morning, then 8ft by the 16th, all from the NNE. The period drops to a short, choppy 6 to 8 seconds. The energy jumps to 238 and then 891, a real surge of power, but the wind is strong at 20 to 22 mph from the NNE and N. It’s a cross-off or cross-shore, and with that short period, it’s lumpy and blown. The score stays zero, with one “marginal” call on the morning of the 19th of July (score 1/10). At 8ft, this is for experts only, and with the chop, it’s more of a kite-surfing wave than a clean paddle.

The tail end, from the 20th to the 24th of July, the swell drops to 5ft to 7ft, still from the NNE, with the period stuck at 7 seconds. The energy is moderate (147 to 387), but the wind is still moderate to fresh, and the break is inconsistent anyway. The best score is a 1/10 on the 20th morning.

There’s no standout here. The best look is maybe the morning of the 19th of July, with 8ft swell and a clean cross-off wind, but the period is short and it’s a marginal call. For an inconsistent reef that needs a specific N swell, this is a long, dry spell. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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