Arrieta Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Gonna level with you about Arrieta for the next 16 days. This is a reef set-up that doesn't break all that often and can be a tough one to crack. As a result, we're staring down a long, long stretch of less-than-stellar surf. To be blunt, there are no standout sessions to get truly excited about.

The water temp is running 74°, which is just about what you'd expect for this time of year.

The pattern kicks off on September 15th with tiny, weak 3ft swell from the NNE at a short 7 seconds. The wind is a moderate cross-off from the NNE at 16 mph, so the surface will be clean, but the energy coming in is a scant 163 – barely enough for a log. The whole first week is a write-off. Swell tries to build a bit, hitting 7ft from the NNE on the 17th (619 energy) and 7ft from the north by the 18th (855 energy), but it's all junked out by strong, fresh cross-off winds blowing 19-22 mph. The wave comment keeps calling it "poor surf conditions," and I can't argue with that.

After that messy week, we hit Sunday, September 20th. There's a little window Sunday morning when the wind eases to a gentle 9 mph cross-off from the north. The swell drops right back to 3ft, but it's from the NNW with a much better 14 second period – that's a groundswell. The energy is a moderate 476. It's a glimmer of hope, but it's small and the reef might not handle those long-period swells perfectly. Monday the 21st is even smaller, and then things limp along through the next week.

From the 22nd to the 27th of September, we're stuck in a rut of "surfable but very ordinary" conditions. Swell hangs around 2ft to 3ft, mostly from the NNW with periods around 11-13 seconds. Wind stays mostly a light breeze, sometimes cross-off, keeping it clean, but the energy is in the low-to-mid 200s – very weak. Nothing to drive an hour for.

Sunday the 28th sees a bit of a spike in energy with 3ft from the NW at 13 seconds (420 energy), but the wind goes cross-on from the ENE, which ruins the surface. Into the 29th and 30th, the wind gets worse, turning into a moderate cross-shore with lumpy cross-chop, and the wave call stays poor. It’s a grim outlook, no getting around it.

For a break that's inconsistent and demands the right conditions, this is a very typical blank run. Forecasts can change, but right now, I'd say save your energy for something else.

Rusty.

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