Surf Forecasts:
Barinatxe - La Salvaje surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 16 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 21 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period, NNW swell with 623 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 16 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 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 Sunday (Aug 16) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period. 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 1.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 21) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Sun 16th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Barinatxe - La Salvaje over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s break down the next couple of weeks at La Salvaje in feet and knots. Straight up—there’s no big swell event, just a few clean windows in the mornings with modest waves.
Starting Saturday the 15th of August: forget it. The morning has a light cross-on at 6 knots and a tiny 2ft NW swell at 9 seconds, energy is weak at (56). Water temp is 75°, which is 4° above normal—pretty warm. No surf.
Sunday the 16th shows a glimmer. The morning goes glassy with wind under 3 knots from the NNW, a 3ft NW swell at 8 seconds (78). Surfable but ordinary. Afternoon gets chopped out.
Monday the 17th and Tuesday the 18th have glassy mornings again, but the swell is tiny—2ft or less, energy in the 40s. Not worth paddling out.
From Wednesday the 19th through most of the following week, it’s a dry spell. Tiny waves, weak energy, and mostly cross-onshore winds. Thursday the 20th afternoon bumps up to a 3ft NW swell at 11 seconds (197), but it’s choppy.
Finally, Friday the 21st of August morning picks up. A 5ft NNW swell at 11 seconds, energy jumping to (452). Wind is a light cross-shore from the ENE at 6 knots. Marginal but the best size yet. Afternoon hits 5ft (480) but goes cross-onshore—messy.
Saturday the 22nd morning cleans up with a light cross-offshore and a 3ft NNW swell at 9 seconds (160). Surfable.
Then quiet again until Tuesday the 25th of August morning: glassy, 3ft NW swell at 10 seconds (180)—clean but small.
The real highlight is Wednesday the 26th of August morning. Glassy, wind under 3 knots from the ENE, and a 2ft NNW swell with a long 12-second period (229). Small but clean as a whistle. For this beach-and-reef spot, that long period might make things a bit straighter, but the glassy conditions are a big win.
Thursday the 27th morning is also good: glassy, 4ft NW swell at 11 seconds (292). More size, good period, clean.
After that, it fades back to small and ordinary through the weekend, finishing with a moderate cross-onshore blow on Sunday the 30th.
If you’ve got a window, the mornings of Wednesday the 26th and Thursday the 27th are your best bets. The rest is slim pickings.
This is Rusty, signing off.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 4 | NNW 13 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 44 | 54 | 78 | 65 | 69 | 26 | 68 | 34 | 44 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 33 | 123 | 166 | 623 | 441 | 480 | 302 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:19PM4.02m | 7:41AM3.65m | 7:57PM3.80m | 8:18AM3.47m | 8:35PM3.51m | 8:55AM3.25m | 9:14PM3.18m | 9:34AM3.02m | 9:58PM2.87m | 10:23AM2.79m | 10:57PM2.61m | 11:32AM2.61m | 00:26AM2.46m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:58PM0.02m | 1:26AM0.01m | 1:38PM0.16m | 2:04AM0.23m | 2:17PM0.38m | 2:42AM0.51m | 2:59PM0.65m | 3:22AM0.81m | 3:45PM0.94m | 4:08AM1.10m | 4:41PM1.20m | 5:09AM1.34m | 5:58PM1.37m | ||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 17 | 35 | 54 | 78 | 65 | 69 | 26 | 68 | 34 | 44 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 123 | 166 | 623 | 441 | 480 | 302 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | — | N 6 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | NW 8 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | N 5 | — | N 6 | N 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | — | 24 | — | — | 45 | 21 | — | 15 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 11 | — | 45 | 11 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 11 | NNW 13 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 33 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 26 | 24 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 536 | 126 | 509 | 494 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
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