Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Arrigunaga surf forecast from 8 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 13 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period, NNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 13 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period, NNW swell with 711 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 8 Sep, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s 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 Tuesday (Sep 08) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 11s period. 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 1.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 13) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Tue 8th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sun 13th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Arrigunaga over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey folks, Rusty here. Let’s chew the fat on what’s coming up for Playa de Arrigunaga.
It’s a slow-burn start to the forecast period. The first few days are looking pretty average, with the wind blowing onshore and the waves small and messy. You’ll have to be patient. The real standout windows are next Sunday, the 13th of September, and then again on Monday, the 21st of September. The water temperature is about normal for this time of year, nothing out of the ordinary.
So, Tuesday the 8th and Wednesday the 9th are a wash. Onshore winds and weak, jumbled swell. The combined wave energy is only 105 to 148 (weak) on Tuesday, and jumps to 408 (moderate) on Wednesday morning, but it’s all onshore junk at 5ft with a short period. Thursday morning the 10th shows a glimmer of hope with glassy conditions and a clean 4ft swell from the NNW, but it’s still not anything to get excited about.
Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th drop off a cliff. The swell bottoms out at 1ft with barely any energy (31). It’s flat, flat, flat.
Then, here’s the one to circle: Sunday morning, the 13th of September. This is the best of the bunch. Playa de Arrigunaga will see a clean 5ft swell from the NNW, with a long period of 13 seconds. That’s proper groundswell. The combined wave energy is a solid 714 (strong), and with glassy conditions and a light offshore ESE wind, it’s going to be clean, lined-up, and perfect for an intermediate. The longer period means the sets will be a bit more spaced out, making the paddle out easier, but it’s not too big for most. A solid day.
Monday morning the 14th still has some decent leftovers at 4ft from the NW with a 12-second period and glassy conditions – a good follow-up session. But the rest of that week fades back into small, ordinary surf until the next standout.
Monday morning, the 21st of September – a week and a half out, so keep an eye on it, but it’s looking promising. We’re talking 5ft from the NW with an 11-second period, a clean offshore wind, and the combined energy is 507 (moderate). A very good option for a clean, cruisy session.
The last few days after that trickle back to knee-high, so the window is really those two separate Sundays and the Monday after.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 17 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 213 | 57 | 148 | 412 | 408 | 275 | 394 | 333 | 220 | 118 | 58 | 43 | 54 | 22 | 29 | 268 | 711 | 601 | 545 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:11AM3.40m | 3:28PM3.75m | 4:03AM3.68m | 4:18PM4.04m | 4:46AM3.90m | 5:01PM4.24m | 5:25AM4.05m | 5:40PM4.33m | 6:02AM4.10m | 6:17PM4.31m | 6:35AM4.07m | 6:52PM4.17m | |||||||
Low Tide | 8:53PM0.97m | 9:14AM1.04m | 9:49PM0.66m | 10:05AM0.74m | 10:35PM0.40m | 10:48AM0.48m | 11:16PM0.24m | 11:28AM0.32m | 11:53PM0.18m | 12:05PM0.26m | 00:28AM0.23m | 12:41PM0.31m | 1:02AM0.38m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:48 | — | — |
 | 8:37 | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 10 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 213 | 48 | 148 | — | 408 | 275 | 394 | 333 | 220 | 118 | 58 | 43 | 54 | 22 | 16 | 268 | 711 | 601 | 545 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | NNW 11 | — | — | W 12 | NE 4 | — | NW 10 | — | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NW 11 | NNE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 57 | — | — | — | 105 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 16 | — | 8 | 9 | 110 | 3 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 12 | — | — | N 4 | NNW 17 | NNE 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 29 | 3 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 412 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 102 | 35 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 84 | 5 | 62 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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