Playa de Arrigunaga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Playa de Arrigunaga has in store for us over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a slow burn with plenty of flat spells to wade through, but there are a couple of windows that’ll get the heart rate up a bit.

We start off with a whole lot of nothing much. Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th are both flat and poor. You’re looking at tiny 2ft swell with a short 8-second period and the combined energy is very weak (37-59). The wind is messy, so don’t even bother with the wetsuit. There's a real gap here for the first couple of days.

Things finally start to look up on Saturday the 5th. The morning brings in a building NNW groundswell at 3ft with a long 14-second period, and the combined wave energy jumps to a moderate 369. The wind is light and offshore from the southeast, so the sandbars at Playa de Arrigunaga will be clean. It’s very much on the small side, not a standout, but the ripple of improvement is there.

The real standout of the whole outlook hits Saturday afternoon. The swell builds to 5ft from the NNW, still carrying a solid 13-second period. The combined energy is strong at 803. The wind shifts to a cross-offshore breeze from the east-northeast, keeping the waves clean. This is the pick of the bunch. With that moderate energy and clean conditions, expect some proper, lined-up sets. The water is a touch warmer than normal at 72°, which is a nice bonus for this time of year.

Sunday the 6th is a write-off despite the remaining size, as onshore wind from the northwest ruins the shape. From there, the surf fades into the background again. The 7th has a few glassy, ordinary 3ft waves but nothing to write home about. Most of the following week, from the 8th through to the 15th, is plagued by poor surf, cross-shore winds, and weak energy (55-248). The swell stays small, mostly around 2ft to 3ft. It’s a long gap of not much.

Then, out of nowhere, Wednesday morning the 16th offers a nice surprise. The swell is 4ft from the northwest with an 11-second period and combined energy of 318. A glassy, flat calm wind from the east will have those waves looking peaky and clean. It’s a solid, clean session for an intermediate. That afternoon gets messy again with a short-period windswell.

Thursday the 17th morning is another decent call. A clean 3ft NNW swell with 10-second period and moderate energy of 425, with light cross-offshore wind. It’s a good runner-up to the weekend before. By Friday the 18th, it’s all fading into the horizon again with tiny leftovers.

So, lock in Saturday the 5th afternoon as your best bet—the biggest, cleanest window of the fortnight. Wednesday the 16th morning is a solid plan B. Most other days, you’re better off waxing the longboard and just enjoying a paddle.

Rusty.

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