Playa de Arrigunaga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let's take a look at what's coming up for Playa de Arrigunaga over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, cousin, it's a tough stretch. We're looking at a solid run of days where the ocean just isn't cooperating. For the first week and a half, we are talking tiny, weak surf. The swell energy numbers are in the low double digits for most of it, even dipping as low as single digits. That's barely a ripple. You'll see glassy mornings on the 14th, the 17th, and the 19th, but with swell heights at 1.0ft or 1ft, there's just nothing to ride. That South Easterly wind on Sunday the 12th is offshore and keeping it clean, but again, at 2ft with only a 9-second period, it's not going to get you wet.

There's a real gap here. From the start of the period right through until the morning of Thursday the 23rd of July, you're not going to find anything worth paddling out for. That's a long, quiet spell.

Now, things finally start to show some life on the 23rd. On Thursday the 23rd of July, the swell bumps up to a solid 7ft from the WNW, and the energy jumps to a strong 587. The wind is a light cross-onshore, which is okay, but at that size, this is strictly for the crew with a lot of experience. It's got a short period of 8 seconds though, so it'll be a bit crumbly and not have the punch of a proper groundswell.

The afternoon of the 23rd pushes even bigger, with 8ft from the NW and the energy climbing to 767. The wind goes offshore with a light breeze from the NW. That’s the best window in the whole forecast. For a few hours, you'll have size and clean conditions. But again, over 8ft at this beach-and-sandbar setup, it's going to be powerful and heavy. Only experts should be out there.

Friday the 24th still has some size, with 6ft and 5ft swell from the NW and energy in the 300-500 range, but the wind starts to mess things up, turning onshore and making conditions rough.

As for the water, when you do get in on the 12th, it's sitting at 73°F with an anomaly of 5°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year. That's a nice surprise for the body when you're getting tossed around.

So, to keep it short: for the vast majority of this outlook, give it a miss. The one standout is the afternoon of Thursday the 23rd of July, when a big, powerful NW swell meets a clean offshore wind. It’s a narrow window for the brave, but it's the only game in town.

Rusty.

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