Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Arrigunaga surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period, NNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 5 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period, NNW swell with 928 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 2 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NW 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 Wednesday (Sep 02) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa de Arrigunaga in the next 16 days are 1.7m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Thursday (Sep 03) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Arrigunaga over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – this forecast for Playa de Arrigunaga is a real mixed bag, and there’s a lot of flat, ordinary days to wade through before we get anything worth paddling out for. The water’s sitting at 73°F, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year, so at least you won’t need a thick wetsuit.
We’re looking at a long stretch of near-nothing to start. From Wednesday the 2nd right through to Friday the 4th, it’s all tiny 2ft to 2ft slop with weak energy – not worth getting wet for. The wind is light and sometimes glassy, but there’s just no push.
Finally, a glimmer on Saturday the 5th morning. The swell bumps up to 3ft from the NNW with a solid 12-second period, and combined energy shoots up to 286. It’s clean with a light cross-off breeze. This is the first real standout: small but clean, and the longer period means better shape. It’s a sandbar, fairly consistent, and crowds are possible. Not a day to score bombs, but a nice little session if you’re keen.
Sunday the 6th morning is another decent call – 5ft from the NNW, 12-second period, and glassy conditions with energy at 547. The swell’s got some grunt, but it’s not too big for intermediates. The wind is dead calm, so it’ll be silky smooth. This is the best on offer in the whole forecast – a true standout for clean waves.
After that, it drops off again. Monday the 7th through Wednesday the 9th are back to poor, messy, and onshore junk with weak swell. Thursday the 10th morning has 4ft and glassy conditions, but only 9-second period and energy of 238 – surfable but very ordinary.
The following Saturday the 12th morning is another glassy 3ft with energy at 163, but the period is short. Then on Monday the 14th, we get a bump: 5ft from the NW with an 8-second period, but clean with cross-off wind and energy of 436 – expect decent waves, but the short period means it’ll be a bit lumpy at the sandbar. Anything bigger than 5ft later in the afternoon is blown out and messy. From the 15th onward, it’s back to small and poor surf.
Overall, the clear winner here is Sunday the 6th morning for a glassy, solid NW groundswell. Saturday the 5th morning is a close second for clean small waves. The rest of the 16-day window is mostly flat or blown out – you’ve got to pick your windows carefully.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 12 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 15 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 53 | 31 | 28 | 37 | 22 | 34 | 57 | 61 | 169 | 679 | 797 | 527 | 317 | 175 | 113 | 144 | 228 | 137 | 129 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 8:16AM3.72m | 8:39PM3.65m | 9:01AM3.52m | 9:31PM3.37m | 9:59AM3.30m | 10:46PM3.10m | 11:25AM3.14m | 00:29AM2.99m | 1:06PM3.19m | 2:03AM3.13m | 2:27PM3.43m | 3:11AM3.40m | 3:28PM3.75m | 4:03AM3.68m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:33PM0.73m | 2:56AM0.89m | 3:21PM0.96m | 3:48AM1.16m | 4:25PM1.19m | 4:57AM1.41m | 5:53PM1.34m | 6:33AM1.50m | 7:34PM1.25m | 8:07AM1.34m | 8:53PM0.97m | 9:14AM1.04m | 9:49PM0.66m | ||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 27 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NNW 12 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 68 | 53 | 31 | 28 | 37 | 22 | 34 | 57 | 61 | 169 | 679 | 797 | 527 | 317 | 175 | 70 | 144 | 228 | 137 | 129 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | ENE 3 | — | NNW 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NW 9 | — | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NW 15 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 4 | — | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | — | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 117 | — | 10 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 113 | 39 | 3 | 4 | — | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 18 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | 2 | 10 | 47 | 19 | — | — | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 84 | 80 | 168 | 84 | 62 | 64 | 69 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 24 | 63 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
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