Surf Forecasts:
Barinatxe - La Salvaje surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period, NW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 13 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, WNW swell with 141 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Barinatxe - La Salvaje this week:
The surf forecast for Barinatxe - La Salvaje over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Barinatxe - La Salvaje in the next 16 days are 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 13) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 2s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Mon 13th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Barinatxe - La Salvaje over the next 16 days.
Alright, let’s talk about Barinatxe - La Salvaje in feet and miles per hour. The water temp is 73°F right now, and that’s much warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least the water feels good.
The surf is a tough story for the first week or so. Most mornings have tiny waves—around 1 foot to 2 feet. The energy is weak, and the periods are short or mixed. There’s a Saturday morning (July 11th) with a 1 ft swell from the NNW at 12 seconds, and the wind is light cross-off out of the east at 6 mph. That’s clean, but tiny. That’s really the only window early on if you’re dying to get wet.
From there, it’s a long dry spell. The swell stays small, the wind is often onshore or cross-onshore, and nothing is working. This goes all the way to the morning of Monday, July 21st. That morning we get glassy conditions with a 3 ft swell from the NNW, wind from the NNW at 3 mph. The energy is moderate (66), but the period is only 6 seconds, so it’s a bit weak.
The best window comes on the morning of Tuesday, July 22nd. The swell pushes up to 4 ft from the NNW, with a 7-second period. The energy hits 192 (moderate), and the wind is a light cross-shore out of the northeast at 6 mph. That’s the cleanest and biggest we see across the whole 16 days. This is an expert spot, consistent and exposed, and crowds are likely often. Not one for beginners.
After that, it fades back into small, choppy, onshore slop through the end of the month. A few mornings are clean, but the waves are just too small—around 1 ft to 1 ft—to bother.
So, if you’ve got a log and patience, the morning of the 22nd is your play. Otherwise, the board stays in the car.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 59 | 63 | 54 | 39 | 141 | 70 | 23 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 59 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:33PM3.24m | 3:07AM3.29m | 3:35PM3.47m | 4:09AM3.47m | 4:32PM3.72m | 5:04AM3.63m | 5:24PM3.93m | 5:55AM3.72m | 6:13PM4.06m | 6:43AM3.73m | 7:00PM4.08m | 7:29AM3.67m | 7:46PM3.99m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.74m | 8:44PM0.63m | 9:12AM0.59m | 9:46PM0.38m | 10:09AM0.41m | 10:43PM0.15m | 11:02AM0.24m | 11:35PM-0.02m | 11:50AM0.13m | 00:24AM-0.10m | 12:37PM0.09m | 1:11AM-0.07m | 1:22PM0.13m | 1:57AM0.05m | |||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 9:50 | — | — | 9:49 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | NW 11 | NE 4 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NE 4 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 | W 9 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 59 | 18 | 54 | 39 | 1 | 70 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | — | NW 9 | N 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | N 7 | N 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 26 | 63 | 8 | 3 | — | 12 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 5 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | W 7 | — | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 17 | — | — | 8 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | 59 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 61 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 236 | 300 | 448 | 382 | 380 | 470 | 382 | 436 | 536 | 425 | 425 | 996 | 84 |
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