Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Arrigunaga surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 14 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period, NW swell with 156 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 14 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s 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 Friday (Aug 14) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m 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 1.1m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) 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+) | 11AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Sat 15th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Arrigunaga over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, let's size up what's on the table for Playa de Arrigunaga over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta level with you – this is a tough stretch. We're staring down a good ten days of tiny, weak surf. The water's sitting at a balmy 75°, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year, but don't let that fool you. For most of this run, you'll be scratching your head wondering if the ocean's even awake. The swell energy is low, mostly hanging around that 50 to 100 mark, and the waves are barely cracking 2 feet. It's pretty ordinary.
The first real sign of life doesn't show up until Friday morning, the 14th of August. Glassy conditions and a little 2-foot swell from the NW, but nothing to write home about. The energy's still weak at 82 and the system is calling it "surfable but very ordinary." That's about as generous as I can be.
We get a bit of a bump on Saturday the 15th, with the swell pushing up to 4 feet from the NW in the afternoon, but the wind is cross-onshore, and the period is short. It's messy. The energy climbs to 156, but it's not organized.
Things perk up a little on Monday the 17th. Morning glass and a 4-foot NW swell with moderate energy at 143. It's rideable but still just ordinary. Not a standout.
Now, the one window that actually gets me talking is Thursday the 20th. The afternoon brings a clean, cross-offshore breeze and a 4-foot NW groundswell with a solid 11-second period. The energy jumps to 269, which is moderate. The forecast actually says "expect good surf conditions." That’s the best we get. The swell direction (NW) lines up nicely with what this break wants. It's not big, but it'll be clean and fun for an intermediate surfer. Crowds are often an issue here, so expect company.
After that, we fade back into small, choppy junk for the rest of the run. Friday the 21st through Monday the 24th is mostly cross-onshore and weak, with swell barely scraping 3 feet.
So here's the honest take: if you're desperate, the afternoon of Thursday the 20th is the one. It's clean, there's some energy, and it's the best this place is going to look for the next two and a half weeks. Everything else is a skunk waiting to happen.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 98 | 71 | 65 | 70 | 65 | 59 | 61 | 57 | 42 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 51 | 92 | 79 | 61 | 41 | 39 | 156 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:28PM3.44m | 3:11AM3.40m | 3:33PM3.72m | 4:10AM3.64m | 4:27PM4.00m | 5:00AM3.86m | 5:15PM4.22m | 5:44AM4.00m | 6:00PM4.35m | 6:26AM4.06m | 6:41PM4.36m | 7:05AM4.02m | 7:21PM4.25m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM1.26m | 8:53PM0.98m | 9:18AM1.03m | 9:56PM0.69m | 10:15AM0.77m | 10:48PM0.42m | 11:03AM0.53m | 11:33PM0.23m | 11:47AM0.37m | 00:16AM0.15m | 12:28PM0.30m | 00:56AM0.18m | 1:08PM0.34m | 1:34AM0.32m | |||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | 9:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 6 | NW 5 | — | NW 8 |
| kJ | 92 | 98 | 71 | 65 | 70 | 65 | 59 | 61 | 57 | 42 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 51 | 92 | 79 | 61 | 28 | 12 | — | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | W 8 | NNW 4 | N 4 | — | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 13 | WNW 10 | NE 4 | — | NW 5 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 19 | 9 | 27 | 18 | 1 | — | 12 | 41 | 39 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | — | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 8 | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 7 | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | — | WSW 3 | — | NW 8 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | 156 | 53 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 83 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 84 | 69 | 77 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 24 | 5 | 28 | 24 |
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