Playa de Arrigunaga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright mate, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s cooking for Playa de Arrigunaga over the next couple of weeks.

Honestly, it’s a pretty grim stretch for the most part. The first week is a real struggle, with hardly any proper surf to speak of. A few windows open up where the wind drops and it goes glassy, but the swell is just too small to get excited about. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so no drama there – a springsuit or shorty will do you fine.

We kick off on Thursday the 13th of August with tiny, weak swell and glassy conditions in the morning, but it’s only 0.4m – not worth getting wet for. That flat spell carries on through Friday and Saturday with onshore wind and messy, choppy conditions. By Saturday afternoon, there’s a bit more push at 0.9m from the NNW, but the period is a weak 6 seconds and it’s cross-onshore – proper windswell rubbish.

Sunday the 16th of August morning is the first real glimmer. Glassy conditions with 1.1m from the NW, period 8 seconds – surfable but nothing special. The wind is light and glassy early, so if you’re keen, that’s your best shot in the first week. The afternoon gets ruined by a cross-onshore breeze again.

Monday and Tuesday are back to poor – small, weak, and messy. Wednesday the 19th is tiny with glassy conditions but only 0.3m – not worth a splash.

The second week shows a bit more promise, but it’s still far from epic. Thursday the 20th and Friday the 21st have a bit more size – 1.0m to 1.1m – but the wind is cross-onshore and choppy, so quality is poor.

Saturday the 22nd of August morning is the standout. We’ve got clean 1.1m from the NW with a 9-second period, and the wind is dead calm – glassy. The waves should be surfable and clean. This is easily the best session in the whole outlook. It’s a sandbar break, fairly exposed to the NW, so the direction is ideal. It’s also fairly consistent, so you won’t be waiting around forever. Crowds are often here, so expect company.

After Saturday, it drops back down. Sunday the 23rd is small and clean but weak. Monday the 24th has a glassy morning but tiny swell – 0.6m. Tuesday the 25th gets messy with strong cross-onshore wind (25 mph from the W) – that one’s more for the kite crew than us.

Wednesday the 26th of August morning offers another clean window: 0.9m from the NW, glassy – surfable but very ordinary.

Thursday the 27th and Friday the 28th see a bit more size but the wind is mostly cross-onshore or choppy. Friday morning the 28th has a clean, cross-offshore wind from the E with 1.0m from the NW – that could be a sneaky good session if the wind holds.

So, to sum it up: Saturday the 22nd of August morning is your clear winner – glassy, clean, waist-to-chest high NW swell. If you can only get one session in the whole 16 days, make it that one. The rest is mostly small, choppy, or both.

Stay patient, keep an eye on the forecast, and I’ll see you out there.

Rusty.

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