Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Arrigunaga surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 30 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period, NW swell with 584 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 27 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa de Arrigunaga this week:
The surf forecast for Playa de Arrigunaga over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa de Arrigunaga in the next 16 days are 1.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 30) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 2AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Thu 27th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sun 30th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Arrigunaga over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, I'm Rusty.
Let’s talk about what’s happening at Playa de Arrigunaga over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a slow burn to start, but there’s some real magic waiting if you’re patient.
Right now, we’re on tiny little ankle-biters on Wednesday the 26th and Thursday the 27th – not worth paddling out. The water’s at 75°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so that’s a treat if you do take a dip. We’ve got a few days of small, ordinary surf with onshore junk until we hit Sunday the 30th.
Sunday morning (August 30th) sees the swell build to 4 ft from the NNW with a nice long 11-second period, and the wave energy is solid at 538. The wind is dead glassy – absolute perfection. By afternoon the wind turns onshore and it’ll get messy, so you’ve got to be on it early. Monday the 31st is another early-bird special: 5 ft of NW swell, glassy as a mirror, with 393 energy. Those two morning sessions on Sunday and Monday are the real standouts of the first week – clean, punchy, and not too crowded.
After that, we hit a lull from Tuesday the 1st through to Friday the 4th of September where the swell drops off and the wind is messy. Mostly knee-to-waist high junk. But the second week fires up again.
Saturday the 5th of September – you beauty. A solid 3 ft of long-period NW groundswell with 342 energy and glassy conditions in the morning. That’s clean, lined-up, and a joy. Sunday the 6th of September packs a punch: 4 ft from the NNW with a serious 14-second period and monster 766 energy. That’s very long-period groundswell, so it’ll be fat and powerful, best on a point or reef – at a sandbar it can stand up quick, but with the right timing it’ll be epic. Gentle cross-offshore wind keeps it clean.
Monday the 7th of September is another gem – 4 ft of NNW groundswell (12 seconds) with 582 energy and clean conditions with a cross-offshore breeze. That’s a proper session. The swell is over 5 ft here so it’s getting a bit much for beginners, but for intermediates it’s prime.
Later on, Thursday the 10th of September offers a sneaky afternoon option: 4 ft NW swell (11 seconds) with 389 energy and clean offshore wind from the ESE. A solid end-of-run surprise, though there’s a risk of thunderstorms, so keep your eyes peeled.
All up, the standout windows are Sunday August 30th and Monday August 31st for the first week, and Saturday September 5th through Monday September 7th for the second week. Morning glass-offs are your ticket. Crowds can be a factor here at Arrigunaga, so if you can sneak in midweek, you’ll be laughing. Stay stoked.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 5 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
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 kJ | 31 | 18 | 16 | 82 | 36 | 122 | 225 | 290 | 237 | 156 | 206 | 256 | 442 | 320 | 393 | 446 | 354 | 293 | 208 | 145 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:45PM3.71m | 5:05AM3.61m | 5:16PM3.90m | 5:35AM3.76m | 5:46PM4.03m | 6:04AM3.86m | 6:17PM4.11m | 6:33AM3.92m | 6:48PM4.11m | 7:04AM3.92m | 7:21PM4.04m | 7:38AM3.85m | 7:57PM3.88m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.74m | 11:07AM0.75m | 11:30PM0.58m | 11:38AM0.59m | 00:00AM0.46m | 12:10PM0.47m | 00:32AM0.40m | 12:42PM0.43m | 1:04AM0.42m | 1:15PM0.45m | 1:37AM0.50m | 1:52PM0.56m | 2:14AM0.66m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
 | 8:58 | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | 8:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 26 | 23 | 27 | 24 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 28 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 18 | 12 | 82 | 32 | 122 | 225 | 290 | 237 | 156 | 206 | 255 | 442 | 320 | 393 | 446 | 354 | 293 | 208 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 8 | — | NNW 11 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 16 | — | 12 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 256 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 131 | 131 | 51 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 7 | 8 |
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