Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Arrigunaga surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 29 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period, NW swell with 924 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 27 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 Thursday (Aug 27) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa de Arrigunaga in the next 16 days are 2.2m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 29) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2PM (Thu 27th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 29th Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Arrigunaga over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s chew the fat on what the ocean’s cookin’ up.
The first few days are pretty slow, nothin’ to write home about. Wednesday the 26th and Thursday the 27th are just small and weak—no juice. Friday the 28th gets a little bigger, but the wind goes onshore in the afternoon, so it blows out quick.
The first real chance to get wet comes Saturday, August the 29th. Playa de Arrigunaga is dead flat calm in the morning—a glassy, offshore feel. You’re lookin’ at a clean 5ft northwest swell, combin' for a moderate 304 energy. It’s a fairly consistent sandbar, so you’ll find a few. Sunday the 30th morning is more of the same with a 4ft northwest swell and 307 energy under the same glassy conditions. Those mornings are your only window, as the afternoons get cross-onshore chop.
Now, get this: Tuesday the 8th of September is the one for the big dogs. The morning goes glassy again with a solid 5ft of northwest swell and a beefy 469 energy. That’s a lot of water movin’ for a sandbar, so it’s for experts only. With a 10-second period, it’ll have some shape, and that glassy wind will make the faces clean as a window. Wednesday the 9th morning is also a good call with a 4ft northwest swell at 300 energy, still glassy. Thursday the 10th morning keeps the trend with a 6ft northwest swell and 592 energy – another powerful, clean session for those who can paddle.
The middle stretch around September 4th and 5th sees the swell jumpin’ up proper, with readings over 5ft, but the onshore and cross-onshore winds kill the quality. You’ll see a lot of energy in the numbers (over 500 and 600), but on the water it’ll be a bumpy mess. That window is better for the kite surfers than us paddle folk.
So, bottom line for the sandbar here: the standouts are the glassy mornings on the 29th and 30th of August for the everyday surfer, and the bigger, cleaner mornings on the 8th and 10th of September for the crew who like a challenge. Don’t sleep on those windows.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 31 | 23 | 77 | 88 | 95 | 255 | 399 | 924 | 336 | 214 | 191 | 325 | 558 | 459 | 447 | 492 | 367 | 230 | 183 | 114 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
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 | 10:34AM0.97m | 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 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 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 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 23 | 27 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 11 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 31 | 23 | 77 | 88 | 12 | 255 | 399 | 924 | 336 | 214 | 191 | 325 | 558 | — | 447 | 492 | 367 | 230 | 183 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 459 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 127 | 127 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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