Surf Forecasts:
Barinatxe - La Salvaje surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 7 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period, NNW swell with 203 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 7 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s 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 Friday (Aug 07) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Barinatxe - La Salvaje in the next 16 days are 1.1m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Fri 7th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Barinatxe - La Salvaje over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s cut to the chase. We’ve got a 16-day window on the table for Barinatxe - La Salvaje, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s looking pretty grim for a proper paddle session.
The first week and a half is a real struggle. We’re looking at a long stretch of tiny, weak waves with combined swell energy barely getting into the double digits (20). The swell is hovering around 0.7ft to 1ft for the first few days, and even when it bumps up to 3ft on Thursday the 6th, the conditions are so poor it’s not worth suiting up. The wind is onshore or cross-onshore pretty much all the time, just chopping everything up. Honestly, for most of this run, it’s more of a kiteboarding setup than a surfing one.
We finally get a little glimmer of hope on the morning of Friday, August 7th. The wind goes glassy, and there’s a clean 2ft swell from the NW. It’s surfable, but it’s very ordinary. The energy is still weak (80). Nothing to get excited about.
The next real standout, and it’s a long-range one, is on the morning of Sunday, August 16th. We get a 3ft NW swell with a clean cross-offshore wind from the east. This is the best-looking call in the forecast. The combined energy ticks up to a moderate 113, and after all that onshore junk, a clean cross-offshore is a beautiful thing. It’s still not huge, but for La Salvaje, that’s a sneaky good session if you’re patient. Keep in mind, this is two weeks out, so it’s promising but not a lock.
Other than that, most of the second week is flat or blown out. The wind cranks up to 25 mph on the afternoon of the 17th, and by the 18th the swell is 5ft but it’s a messy cross-onshore chop. For an expert break like this, that’s just a write-off.
So, here’s the takeaway: The best on offer is the morning of Sunday, August 16th. A clean, glassy-ish window with a 3ft NW swell and a 9-second period (113 combined energy). It’s your best bet. Everything else is a bust. The water temp is about average for this time of year.
That’s the long and short of it. Keep your eyes on the horizon and don’t hold your breath for the first week.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
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 kJ | 14 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 13 | 24 | 152 | 155 | 203 | 105 | 65 | 51 | 41 | 23 | 46 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:09AM3.36m | 8:24PM3.53m | 8:47AM3.27m | 9:04PM3.38m | 9:31AM3.15m | 9:54PM3.19m | 10:26AM3.02m | 10:57PM3.00m | 11:37AM2.92m | 00:21AM2.90m | 1:04PM2.95m | 1:51AM2.95m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:00AM0.35m | 2:10PM0.47m | 2:37AM0.45m | 2:50PM0.60m | 3:19AM0.61m | 3:38PM0.75m | 4:10AM0.79m | 4:38PM0.91m | 5:16AM0.96m | 5:55PM1.00m | 6:36AM1.03m | 7:22PM0.93m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
 | 9:32 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 7 | 24 | 152 | 155 | 203 | 105 | 65 | 51 | 41 | 23 | 46 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NW 9 | NNE 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | N 4 | — | — | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | NW 9 | — | NW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | N 2 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 126 | 236 | 126 | 234 | 494 | 125 | 112 | 85 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 69 | 236 | 509 | 26 |
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