Surf Forecasts:
Barinatxe - La Salvaje surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period, NW swell with 988 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s 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 (Aug 29) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.3m and 10s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Barinatxe - La Salvaje in the next 16 days are 2.3m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) 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+) | 2AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Barinatxe - La Salvaje over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s happening at Barinatxe - La Salvaje.
The first real session to get stoked about is Saturday morning, the 29th of August. We’ve got a clean 5ft NW swell with a 9-second period and a nice cross-off breeze from the south at just 3 mph. The water is sitting at a very warm 74°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you can leave the thick wetsuit at home. That morning window is a real standout.
Then Sunday morning, the 30th, is your other highlight. The wind goes dead glassy with a 5ft NW swell and a 10-second period. The combined energy is pumping at 442, so you’ll feel that power. This is the pick of the bunch for clean, lined-up waves.
Monday the 31st still has some size at 5ft NW, but the morning is a bit onshore from the NNW, making it a marginal call. The afternoon picks up a cross-on breeze from the NNE, and the energy jumps up to 530, which is strong, but the wind isn’t doing us any favors.
Through the first week of September, things drop off significantly. We’ve got a dry spell from the 2nd right through to the morning of the 5th, with tiny swell and mostly poor conditions. Honestly, that stretch isn’t worth paddling out for.
There’s a little bump on Saturday morning the 5th – glassy conditions with a 2ft NW swell – but it’s ordinary at best. The next real chance comes early on Monday the 7th of September. We get a clean 4ft NW swell, 10-second period, and a 3 mph cross-off breeze from the east. That’s a nice, clean session for a workday dawn patrol. The combined energy is moderate at 243.
Then, look, the weekend of the 12th and 13th is slim pickings. The only bright spot is Thursday the 10th of September. That morning looks glassy with a 3ft NNW swell and a 10-second period, and the energy is back up to 210. That’s a solid, clean option if you can sneak out.
After that, the swell gets a bit messy and the wind turns onshore. The 11th has some size (5ft to 6ft NW) but short 7-second period and cross-shore breeze, so it’ll be choppy and fat. Nothing to get excited about there.
Overall, your best bets are the Saturday morning (29th) and Sunday morning (30th) windows. After that, it’s a waiting game with a few clean, smaller windows early in the second week.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||
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 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 260 | 988 | 388 | 300 | 238 | 442 | 318 | 250 | 437 | 530 | 433 | 305 | 305 | 176 | 82 | 67 | 50 | 61 | 40 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 5:42PM3.77m | 6:01AM3.59m | 6:14PM3.86m | 6:32AM3.65m | 6:46PM3.86m | 7:05AM3.65m | 7:20PM3.79m | 7:39AM3.58m | 7:57PM3.63m | 8:18AM3.45m | 8:39PM3.41m | 9:03AM3.25m | 9:31PM3.13m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.16m | 12:00PM0.20m | 00:23AM0.09m | 12:32PM0.16m | 00:55AM0.10m | 1:07PM0.18m | 1:30AM0.19m | 1:44PM0.29m | 2:07AM0.36m | 2:25PM0.46m | 2:50AM0.59m | 3:15PM0.68m | 3:43AM0.86m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
 | 8:54 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 260 | 988 | 388 | 300 | 238 | 442 | 318 | 250 | 437 | 530 | 433 | 305 | 305 | 176 | 82 | 67 | 50 | 61 | 40 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 | — | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 244 | 0 |
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