Playa de Arrigunaga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the coming weeks. I’ll be honest, we’re looking at a pretty bleak run of surf here. The finder is telling me there’s no good surf options in the entire 16-day window, so we’re going to have to sit tight and wait for a change. The forecast is filled with poor surf conditions for most of the period, with only a few fleeting moments of what I’d call "ordinary" surf.

Playa de Arrigunaga is the only break on the menu here. It’s a sandbar setup, fairly consistent, and it needs a NW swell to get going. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so nothing to get excited about there.

The first week is a write-off. We start on Wednesday the 19th with glassy conditions but barely a ripple, with a tiny 1 ft swell from the NNW. The wind is light and glassy, but there’s just no wave energy at all (12). It’s a total washout. Thursday the 20th sees a bit more size, with a 4 ft NW swell, but it’s cross-onshore and the word is "marginal." The combined energy (347) is moderate, but it’s not going to be any fun.

Friday the 21st brings a bit of a bump in swell height to 6 ft (592 energy), still from the NW, but the wind is onshore and the surf is poor. This is getting into the territory where it’s too big for beginners, but the quality is so bad it’s not even worth it for the more experienced crew. The whole weekend and into the following week is a mix of onshore winds and cross-onshore junk, with sizes dropping back down to 1 ft. It’s all pretty grim.

Now, there is a small glimmer in the second week. On the 28th of August, a Friday morning, we get a clean offshore wind from the SSE, with a 4 ft NW swell. The wave comment says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions," and the energy is moderate (245). It’s only a 1/10, but with the wind offshore, it’s the best we’re going to get. The swell period is a decent 10 seconds, so it’s a groundswell, but it’s not big enough to cause any issues.

The next day, the 29th, Saturday morning, you get a brief moment of absolute glass. Wind is calm, the swell is 4 ft from the NW, and the energy is 156. It’s still "ordinary," but glassy conditions at a sandbar can be a beautiful thing. The crowds are "often" at this spot, so you might have some company, but for a morning session, it could be a winner.

After that, we get a few more mornings with clean conditions and a similar 3 ft to 4 ft NW swell, like on the 31st and the 1st of September. These are all "ordinary" but clean, with moderate energy. The 3rd of September also has a glassy morning, but the swell drops to 3 ft.

So, the truth is, there’s no standout surf here. The best of a bad bunch is the glassy mornings on the 29th of August and the 2nd of September, where you might get a few clean, rideable waves, but don’t expect any quality. The rest of the time, you’re better off checking the forecast for a change. It tends not to stay this poor for long, but right now, this is what we’ve got.

Rusty.

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