Playa de Arrigunaga Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Pais Vasco, Spain)

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Playa de Arrigunaga Surf Guide

Playa de Arrigunaga(Algorta) in Pais Vasco is a reasonably exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northwest. The beach breaks peel to the right. It's often crowded here. Take care of rocks,polluiton.

Playa de Arrigunaga Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	3	fairly consistent	16.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa de Arrigunaga:

The best conditions reported for surf at Playa de Arrigunaga occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Playa de Arrigunaga (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Playa de Arrigunaga with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 31% of the time in December while 42% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 27% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

31%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

42%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

27%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Playa de Arrigunaga Location Map

Interactive Playa de Arrigunaga surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Playa de Arrigunaga is Bilbao Airport (BIO) in Spain, 10 km (6 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Playa de Arrigunaga is Vitoria Airport (VIT), also in Spain, 57 km (35 miles) away.

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Playa de Arrigunaga Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 05:23 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	NW	NNW	NW	NNW
Period (s)	7	6	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Playa de Arrigunaga look like?

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Tides at Playa de Arrigunaga

Current tide and informaton

For Bilbao, Spain, 2 km from Playa de Arrigunaga.

Next High Water: 08:34am | 3.09m

Next Low Water: 02:43pm | 1.35m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Playa de Arrigunaga Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.2 °C) at Playa de Arrigunaga is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.