Barinatxe - La Salvaje Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty, your local surf reporter, with a look at the waves ahead for Barinatxe - La Salvaje.

Right off the bat, the next few days are looking pretty grim. We’ve got a stretch of poor conditions and basically no surf worth paddling out for from Thursday afternoon all the way through the rest of the week. The swell is hanging around 2ft to 4ft but the winds are messy – mostly cross-shore or onshore, and that’s just blowing everything out. Water temp is sitting around 72°, which feels a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. We’re looking at a real flat spell here. The first real glimmer comes on Saturday the 5th, with a bit of hope early in the day, but it’s still small.

Things start to look up, but slowly. The period from the 10th through to the 12th has some glassy mornings with a light swell around 4ft from the NW, but those afternoons get choppy again. It’s surfable, but nothing to get excited about.

Now, the big one. The standout is on Sunday the 13th of September. Early morning, the conditions just line up. We’ve got a clean 6ft swell from the NNW, with a long period of 13 seconds. That’s real groundswell energy. The combined energy is reading at 1033, which is proper strong stuff. Wind is dead calm – glassy as it gets. This is excellent surf, but the size (6ft) means it’s a bit much for beginners, this one is for the experienced crew. It’s an exposed beach and reef setup, so expect proper waves. The swell direction (NNW) is a touch off the optimum (NW) but it’s close enough, and the wind is perfect. Crowds are listed as "often", so you can expect some company.

Following that, Monday the 14th is still good, with a glassy morning, 4ft swell from the NW, period at 11 seconds, and a clean looking 297 on the energy scale. A real solid session after the main event.

After that, the surf starts to drop off again into the second week. The 15th and 16th have some clean mornings with lighter winds, but smaller swell – around 3ft to 3ft. The 17th and 18th look like a return to onshore wind and poor conditions, so don’t plan a trip around that.

So, to sum it up: a long quiet start, then a few small windows later next week, but the absolute best bet is early on Sunday the 13th of September. That’s the one that’s got the power and the clean glassy conditions. Lock it in.

Rusty.

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