Surf Forecasts:
Barinatxe - La Salvaje surf forecast from 17 Oct 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 21 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, NW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 21 Oct, 11PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period, NNW swell with 4,107 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 19 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s 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 Monday (Oct 19) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 6s. 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 3.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 21) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Friday (Oct 23) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Mon 19th Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Wed 21st Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 21st Oct) | 11ft (3.5m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Barinatxe - La Salvaje over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 16 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 9 | NW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 371 | 298 | 303 | 182 | 167 | 153 | 357 | 581 | 595 | 552 | 1074 | 2471 | 3556 | 1952 | 1114 | 1885 | 1518 | 2683 | 2628 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:30PM2.57m | 9:59AM2.66m | 10:51PM2.41m | 11:30AM2.58m | 00:31AM2.43m | 12:59PM2.67m | 1:44AM2.60m | 1:59PM2.88m | 2:33AM2.85m | 2:44PM3.13m | 3:12AM3.12m | 3:23PM3.39m | 3:48AM3.39m | ||||||
Low Tide | 3:40AM1.35m | 4:35PM1.36m | 5:00AM1.47m | 6:06PM1.37m | 6:31AM1.43m | 7:23PM1.22m | 7:39AM1.24m | 8:16PM0.97m | 8:29AM0.99m | 8:57PM0.70m | 9:10AM0.72m | 9:34PM0.43m | |||||||
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 | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | 8:33 | — | — |
 | 7:25 | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 16 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 371 | 298 | 303 | 182 | 167 | 153 | 357 | 581 | 595 | 552 | 181 | 2471 | 3556 | 1952 | 1114 | 1885 | 1518 | 2683 | 2628 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 6 | NW 20 | NW 18 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | NW 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 47 | 15 | 49 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 612 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 25 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 262 | 198 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1074 | 1026 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 35 |
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