Playa de Arrigunaga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Playa de Arrigunaga.

The surf window opens up this Saturday morning, the 29th of August, and we’ve got a solid run of fun waves through to the end of the long weekend. The water is sitting at 74°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so you can leave the thick wetsuit at home.

Saturday morning (29th August) is the real standout to kick things off. We’ve got a clean 5ft swell from the NW, with a 9-second period, and a light S wind keeping it cross-off. The combined wave energy is a solid 388 (moderate), so there’s plenty of push. This is the best session of the opening weekend – get out there early.

Sunday morning (30th August) is another beauty. The swell drops slightly to 5ft, still from the NW, but the period stretches to 10 seconds. The wind goes glassy – zero knots from the NNW. That’s as clean as it gets. Combined energy is 369. Pure morning bliss.

Monday morning (31st August) is the third straight morning of good surf. Swell bumps up to 6ft from the NW, 10-second period, and again glassy conditions with a WNW wind. Combined energy jumps to 510 (moderate). This is the biggest swell of the first few days and with those clean conditions, it’s a top pick, but at 6ft it’s starting to push into intermediate territory – beginners might find it a handful.

After Monday, the surf drops off fast. Tuesday through Thursday (1st to 3rd September) sees the swell fade to below 3ft, with poor wind directions and mostly cross or cross-onshore breezes. The energy drops to two-digit numbers (68 on Wednesday morning). It’s a couple of days of flat to weak, messy surf.

Then we get a surprise on Saturday morning, the 5th of September. The swell comes back up to 3ft from the NW, but the period is a very long 13 seconds, and the combined energy is 313 (moderate). The wind is glassy from the SE. That’s a promising setup, but that long period groundswell can make a beach break like Arrigunaga a bit straight and tricky. Still, it’s worth a look.

Sunday morning (6th September) holds in at 4ft from the NW, 11-second period, with a light cross-off breeze from the E. Combined energy is 353. Clean again, but the swell is modest.

From Monday (7th September) onward, the outlook gets grim. Onshore winds from the NW and NNW kick up, with gusts up to 12 mph, and the swell drops below 3ft. The energy drops to 100-200 range, and by mid-week (10th September) we’re down to 2ft and 61 energy. The last few days of the forecast (11th to 13th September) are basically flat, with tiny 0.7ft to 2ft swell and onshore wind. Not worth paddling out.

So, the whole story: a solid three-day run from Saturday morning to Monday morning, then a gap of poor and small surf until a brief, promising window on Saturday the 5th and Sunday the 6th. After that, it’s pretty much done for the second week.

Rusty.

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