Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Arrigunaga surf forecast from 17 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 21 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period, N swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 20 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, N swell with 195 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 21 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N 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 Tuesday (Jul 21) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 11s. 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 1.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 20) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Tue 21st Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Tue 21st Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Mon 20th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Arrigunaga over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab a seat, because the next week and a half is looking pretty grim around here. Playa de Arrigunaga is going to be a tough sell for a while. We’ve got a real dry spell starting now all the way through to the end of July – basically ten days of near-flat, messy conditions. You’ll see tiny 1ft waves with short periods, onshore winds, and hardly any energy (combined energy stuck around 6 to 60). Not worth paddling out for.
Then around Monday the 27th, we start to see a pulse of swell building, but it’s still onshore and choppy, so the surf is poor. The energy climbs a bit (combined energy 292–382), but wave quality is still rubbish.
The real standout – and I mean the only window that’s worth setting an alarm for – is the morning of Wednesday, July 29th. We get a solid 6ft NW groundswell rolling in with a period of 11 seconds, which is going to put some proper shape into the waves. The wind is light from the ENE, so it’s cross-shore but clean enough to keep things tidy. The combined energy hits 673 – that’s a solid moderate push. This is the best we’ll see in the whole forecast: swell direction matches the optimum NW, and the offshore wind is from the SE, so this is a setup that should work nicely. Keep in mind, crowds are often here, so expect company. The only catch is that long-period swell (11s) can sometimes be a bit too straight for a beach break, but Arrigunaga’s sandbar should handle it.
The next morning, Thursday July 30th, offers a smaller but glassy 4ft NW swell with period 10s – combined energy 230. It’s surfable but very ordinary. After that, the swell fades fast and we’re back to small, weak, onshore junk through the first couple of days of August.
So to sum it up: if you’re keen, circle Wednesday July 29th. The rest of the window is a write-off. Forecasts can always change, but right now it’s a long wait for a short moment of fun.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
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 kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 84 | 154 | 195 | 181 | 137 | 161 | 119 | 57 | 61 | 55 | 30 | 45 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:16AM3.79m | 8:33PM4.02m | 9:01AM3.62m | 9:20PM3.78m | 9:49AM3.42m | 10:11PM3.50m | 10:42AM3.23m | 11:08PM3.25m | 11:42AM3.08m | 00:14AM3.05m | 12:50PM3.01m | 1:28AM2.96m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:03AM0.35m | 2:15PM0.59m | 2:48AM0.56m | 3:00PM0.78m | 3:33AM0.81m | 3:48PM1.01m | 4:21AM1.07m | 4:40PM1.23m | 5:15AM1.31m | 5:43PM1.41m | 6:19AM1.48m | 6:59PM1.50m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | 9:49 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:44 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 84 | 154 | 195 | 181 | 137 | 161 | 119 | 57 | 61 | 55 | 30 | 45 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 11 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 6 | NW 9 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 50 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 3 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 10 | NNE 4 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 824 | 901 | 942 | 824 | 353 | 353 | 4 | 28 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 84 | 4 | 76 | 84 | 5 |
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