Playa de Arrigunaga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty talkin’ to you. Let’s have a straight look at the next 16 days for the local stretch.

To be totally honest, the outlook is pretty flat. We’ve got a long stretch ahead with hardly any of that push you really want under your board. The first real chance of anything rideable doesn’t show up for over a week, and even then, it’s not going to set the world on fire.

The only spot in the frame is Playa de Arrigunaga. It’s a sandbar setup that’s fairly consistent, but the forecast is mostly full of tiny, weak swells. The water temp is sitting at 74°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least the paddle won’t be chilly.

The wait is the big story here. From now until the morning of Sunday, the 9th of August, there’s really nothing worth paddling out for. We’re talking over a week of tiny bumps with poor surf conditions. The energy in the water is low, with readings often below 100, like 31 or 35 – just not enough to get excited about.

Then, on Sunday morning (9th August) , we finally get a sniff. The swell stays small at 2 ft from the NNW, but the period is a decent 10 seconds. The wind is glassy – a light NNE breeze at 3 mph. That’s clean. The combined energy ticks up to 130, so it’s moderate wave energy, but the comment says it’s “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s a 1 out of 10 call, so keep expectations very low. You might get a few fun little waves on a longboard before the wind shifts onshore in the afternoon.

There’s another tiny window on the morning of Saturday 15th August. The swell is a tiny 2 ft from the NW, but the wind is a clean cross-offshore from the ENE at 6 mph. The period is 9 seconds. It’s clean, but the energy is only 66, so it’s still very weak.

The last mention worth flagging is on Monday morning, 17th August. The swell bumps to 3 ft from the NNW with a 10-second period and clean offshore wind from the SSE at 6 mph. The combined energy hits 188, which is moderate. Again, the report calls it “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions.” It’s still a 1 out of 10 score. For a sandbar, that size is fine for intermediates, but the quality just isn’t there.

To sum it up: there’s no standout session in this 16-day run. If you’re desperate for a paddle, the glassy mornings on the 9th or the clean morning on the 17th are your best bets, but don’t expect any barrels. The water’s warm, but the surf is slim pickings.

Rusty.

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