Surf Forecasts:
Barinatxe - La Salvaje surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 10 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period, NNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 11 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period, NNW swell with 286 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 6 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNW 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 Thursday (Aug 06) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 10s. 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 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Mon 10th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Tue 11th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Barinatxe - La Salvaje over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, it's Rusty here.
Well, let me level with you. The next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for a proper paddle. We've got a solid stretch of small, junky swell and cross-shore winds that'll have you fighting for scraps. The good news is the water is weirdly warm, a solid 4°F above normal, which is a nice thing to have when the waves are letting you down.
Right now, for the first week, it's all about patience. The swell is tiny, mostly under 3ft, and the wind is all over the shop. Wednesday morning kicks off with a bit of glass but only 2ft of weak, short-period NW slop. The energy is dead. It’s not worth suiting up for. The rest of the week follows suit – a few ankle-biters with cross-onshore breezes messing up the surface. There’s a slight clean-up on Friday morning with a cross-off shore breeze, but the swell is still tiny and weak. Honestly, this is a kitesurfing window more than a surfing one, especially later in the afternoons when the wind picks up.
The second week doesn't offer much more. The swell stays small and weak, with the same story of onshores and cross-onshores. We get a little bump in energy around the 15th and 16th with the swell pushing to 3ft, but the period is short and the wind is all wrong.
The one real glimmer of hope comes on the 20th, which is a full week and a half away. The Thursday morning forecast shows a shift. The wind drops to a dead calm, glassy state, and the first proper, rideable swell of the window shows up. We're looking at 4ft of NW groundswell with a 9-second period, and the energy is moderate. This is the only time in the whole 16 days that the stars might align for a clean session at Barinatxe - La Salvaje. It’s a long way off, so I wouldn’t book the day off work yet, but there's a promise of clean lines on the sets that do come through. The rest of the run is a write-off, but this one Thursday morning looks like the best (and only) bet we've got.
Stay patient, keep the board waxed, and check back closer to the 20th.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NW 6 | NW 4 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 14 | 86 | 97 | 114 | 88 | 43 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 68 | 64 | 65 | 59 | 119 | 286 | 151 | 115 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:31AM3.15m | 9:54PM3.19m | 10:26AM3.02m | 10:57PM3.00m | 11:37AM2.92m | 00:21AM2.90m | 1:04PM2.95m | 1:51AM2.95m | 2:25PM3.15m | 3:07AM3.15m | 3:31PM3.44m | 4:06AM3.39m | 4:26PM3.74m | 4:57AM3.60m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:38PM0.75m | 4:10AM0.79m | 4:38PM0.91m | 5:16AM0.96m | 5:55PM1.00m | 6:36AM1.03m | 7:22PM0.93m | 7:57AM0.94m | 8:40PM0.71m | 9:06AM0.72m | 9:43PM0.42m | 10:02AM0.46m | 10:36PM0.15m | ||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 86 | 97 | 114 | 88 | 43 | 29 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 68 | 64 | 65 | 59 | 119 | 286 | 151 | 115 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | W 10 | WNW 10 | NE 5 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NE 5 | NW 13 | N 5 | NW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 13 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 59 | 119 | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | NW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | NNW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 11 | — | — | 10 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 194 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 85 | 26 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 429 | 69 | 510 | 528 | 51 | 10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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