Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Arrigunaga surf forecast from 19 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 22 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 21 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period, N swell with 198 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 22 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 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 Wednesday (Jul 22) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore 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 Tuesday (Jul 21) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Wed 22nd Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Tue 21st Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Arrigunaga over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at the coming swell window for Playa de Arrigunaga. Honestly, the first week and a half is a bit of a write-off. We’ve got a long dry spell ahead with small, weak waves and cross-onshore wind messing things up until we finally see some life late in the month.
Right out of the gate, Monday the 20th is a no-go with weak 3ft NW windswell and a cross-onshore breeze. That same low-energy, messy pattern sticks around through the first few days. We do get a brief moment of glassy conditions on the morning of Wednesday the 22nd with 3ft of swell, but it’s only 6 seconds of period and it’s weak. It’s surfable but nothing to write home about.
We then hit a proper flat spell from the 23rd through to the 28th. Waves drop below 3ft, the period is short, and we’ve got onshore winds making a mess of it. If you’re a kite surfer, the afternoons from the 24th through the 1st of August could be interesting with moderate to fresh onshore winds, but for a paddle surfer it's not worth suiting up.
Now, finally, the end of the month starts to look interesting. On the morning of Tuesday the 29th of July things change. We’re looking at a glassy morning with 7ft of NNW swell. The period is only 8 seconds, but there is some proper energy in the water, and those NE winds will have it looking clean. This one is for the intermediates and up – it’s a solid step up in size.
But the real standout, the one to keep an eye on, is the morning of Wednesday the 30th of July. The ocean is gonna be pumping with a clean 7ft swell from the NNW, a very long 11-second period, and glassy conditions. The energy is strong, meaning those sets have some proper grunt. This is groundswell, so expect long lulls between well-formed sets. Playa de Arrigunaga is a sandbar set-up, so with that long period, it might wall up and get a bit straight, but with that wind and power, there will be some bombs for the experienced crew. It’s a bigger day, so leave the foam boards at home.
After that, it fades fast. Swell drops back below 3ft from the 31st through the 4th of August with onshore winds returning, so that Wednesday the 30th is the clear highlight of this 16-day period.
Water temp is sitting about average for this time of year. Keep the rubber thin.
Stay salty,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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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) | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 92 | 64 | 171 | 184 | 179 | 198 | 126 | 76 | 55 | 74 | 41 | 41 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 52 | 29 | 27 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 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 | 1:58PM3.05m | 2:36AM2.99m | 2:58PM3.16m | 3:32AM3.10m | ||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.81m | 3:48PM1.01m | 4:21AM1.07m | 4:40PM1.23m | 5:15AM1.31m | 5:43PM1.41m | 6:19AM1.48m | 6:59PM1.50m | 7:33AM1.54m | 8:16PM1.45m | 8:40AM1.49m | 9:18PM1.31m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | 9:46 | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | 9:42 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 4 | NW 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 92 | 64 | 171 | 184 | 179 | 198 | 126 | 76 | 55 | 74 | 41 | 41 | 30 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNE 6 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 7 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NE 5 | NNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 43 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | N 6 | NW 9 | — | — | — | N 11 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | — | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 18 | 52 | — | 27 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 60 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 693 | 51 | 424 | 469 | 62 | 498 | 493 | 418 |
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