Playa de Arrigunaga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab a coffee, let's have a look at the next couple of weeks here at Playa de Arrigunaga. This is a sandbar set-up that’s fairly consistent, exposed to the NW, and it’s got that intermediate-level feel to it.

Right off the bat, the water is sitting at a warm 72°, which is a touch warmer than normal for the time of year, so the boardshorts are definitely the call for now.

The first real glimmer of something half-decent is on Saturday, September 5th. The morning session is where it’s at. We’ve got a clean 3ft NW swell rolling in with a light cross-offshore breeze from the east. It’s not huge, but it’s clean, and that’s a win. The combined energy is moderate (292).

Then Sunday, September 6th, early morning looks like the pick of the whole run. We’re looking at a clean 5ft swell coming from the NNW, but the big story is the wind – or lack of it. It’s glassy, dead calm, with that WNW wind giving us zero chop. That’s going to be smooth as silk. The swell period is 12 seconds, a proper groundswell, giving the waves plenty of shape and push, with a solid wave energy score (530). That’s your standout session right there.

Things get a bit more ordinary for the rest of that week, with the wind turning onshore or cross-shore and the swell dropping back. There’s a brief flicker on Thursday, September 10th, in the morning. It’s glassy again, with a 4ft NNW swell and the energy is still moderate (372), but the wind is dead calm from the SE, so the surface will be like a mirror. The crowds are noted as *often*, so expect company, but for clean, workable waves, that Thursday morning is a solid shout.

After that, it’s a bit of a desert. We’ve got a long gap with the swell dropping right off and the wind being a problem, mostly onshore or cross-on, so don’t expect much. The water will start cooling down through that period.

There’s a potential uptick very late in the run, right at the end of the second week and into the third. The swell builds back again, but the wind is still messy. By Saturday, September 19th, we’re looking at a solid 6ft NNW swell, the wave energy jumps to strong (981), but the wind is cross-onshore, making things choppy. That’s expert territory size-wise, but the conditions will be sloppy, so it’s more of a kite-surfing set-up than a classic paddle session unless the wind really plays ball.

So, to wrap it up: if you’ve got a slot, that glassy Sunday morning on September 6th is your best bet. The Thursday morning on September 10th is the runner-up for a clean, fun session. After those two windows, patience is going to be the name of the game. Keep an eye on the long-range – things might clean up, but it’s too far out to get the heart racing just yet.

Rusty.

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