Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Arrigunaga surf forecast from 5 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 6 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period, NNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 11 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period, NNW swell with 193 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 6 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW 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 Thursday (Aug 06) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa de Arrigunaga in the next 16 days are 1.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Tue 11th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Arrigunaga over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, checking the surf at Playa de Arrigunaga.
To be straight with you, the first week or so is dead quiet. You’ve got a stretch from Wednesday the 5th until Sunday the 10th with no good surf. That’s nearly a gap of a week with nothing worth your time.
The first chance to get wet is Tuesday morning, August 11th. The swell comes up to about 3ft from the NNW, with moderate energy (183). The wind will be light and cross-off from the east, so it will be clean enough, but the forecast says the conditions are just ordinary.
Next up is Wednesday morning, August 12th. Similar story: 4ft of NW swell, moderate energy at 117 , and the wind goes glassy early. Clean surf, but it’s still only just surfable.
The one real standout in the whole forecast arrives Tuesday, August 18th. That morning shows 6ft of NNW swell with some proper muscle in it – strong energy at 625 . It’s a bit onshore early though. You want to be there for the afternoon. Tuesday afternoon, the swell drops to 5ft from the NW, the wind turns glassy, and the energy is still strong at 376 . The forecast calls for good surf. The water is much warmer than usual at 74°, so you won’t need the winter gear.
That Tuesday afternoon session, August 18th, is the only one to get excited about. The biggest swell, offshore, clean conditions. After that, it fizzles back out to tiny, onshore junk.
Rusty, out.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NW 6 | NNE 5 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 14 | 86 | 115 | 125 | 78 | 34 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 68 | 63 | 67 | 64 | 68 | 64 | 183 | 108 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | glassy | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 9:31AM3.42m | 9:57PM3.43m | 10:29AM3.29m | 11:04PM3.23m | 11:43AM3.20m | 00:30AM3.13m | 1:09PM3.24m | 1:58AM3.20m | 2:28PM3.44m | 3:11AM3.40m | 3:33PM3.72m | 4:10AM3.64m | 4:27PM4.00m | 5:00AM3.86m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM1.02m | 4:16AM1.10m | 4:45PM1.18m | 5:21AM1.28m | 6:03PM1.28m | 6:42AM1.35m | 7:33PM1.21m | 8:08AM1.26m | 8:53PM0.98m | 9:18AM1.03m | 9:56PM0.69m | 10:15AM0.77m | 10:48PM0.42m | ||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 |
mm | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 86 | 115 | 125 | 78 | 34 | 29 | 33 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 68 | 63 | 67 | 64 | 68 | 64 | 183 | 108 | 79 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | W 10 | NW 10 | NE 5 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 5 | N 10 | N 5 | NW 6 | W 8 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | — | NNE 4 | W 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 13 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | — | 10 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | NW 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | N 14 | NNW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 24 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | — | 1 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 113 | 84 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 429 | 155 | 693 | 770 | 51 | 4 | 83 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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