Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Arrigunaga surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 12 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 9 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period, NW swell with 102 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 12 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s 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 Wednesday (Aug 12) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 12s. 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 0.7m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sun 9th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Arrigunaga over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.
First up, straight off the bat, I gotta be honest with you – the next week and a half is looking pretty grim. We’re talkin’ a real flat spell for Playa de Arrigunaga. The water’s warm, though, at 75°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, so if you’re just lookin’ for a float, you’ll be fine.
We’ve got next to nothing for Saturday the 8th and Sunday the 9th – tiny 1ft to 2ft dribble from the NNW and NW, with weak energy. The wind is messy on Sunday, blowin’ straight onshore, so it’s not even worth paddlin’ out. Monday the 10th through to Sunday the 16th is more of the same: tiny waves, mostly 1ft to 2ft, with a bit of glassy mornings that would be beautiful if there was any swell. The combined energy is pitiful, in the low to mid hundreds. It’s a real desert out there.
Now, we do finally see a little pulse of life on Tuesday the 18th. The morning brings 4ft from the NW with a period of 9 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 183 (moderate). But the wind is onshore from the NW, so it’s gonna be choppy and messy. The afternoon is a little better with a cross-onshore wind, but still not great.
The real standout, and I mean the *only* one worth gettin’ excited about, is Thursday the 20th. The morning session is your best bet. We’ve got a solid 5ft pulse from the NNW, with a period of 8 seconds. The combined energy is a solid 331 (strong). The wind is a clean cross-offshore from the ENE, which is gonna groom those lines nicely. This is the pick of the fortnight. The afternoon sees the wind shift cross-shore, so the quality drops off.
Friday the 21st morning is still clean with cross-off wind, but the swell drops back to 2ft. After that, it’s back to the doldrums, with tiny 2ft to 3ft waves and weak energy through to the 23rd.
So, to sum it up: if you’ve got a paddle board, bring it. If you want to surf, the only window is Thursday morning, the 20th of August. Get out there early, because the afternoon wind will mess it up. The rest of the time, the waves are just too small and weak to bother with.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NE 4 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 7 | 49 | 92 | 100 | 71 | 65 | 67 | 65 | 59 | 57 | 74 | 44 | 29 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 58 | 64 | 41 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:09PM3.24m | 1:58AM3.20m | 2:28PM3.44m | 3:11AM3.40m | 3:33PM3.72m | 4:10AM3.64m | 4:27PM4.00m | 5:00AM3.86m | 5:15PM4.22m | 5:44AM4.00m | 6:00PM4.35m | 6:26AM4.06m | 6:41PM4.36m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33PM1.21m | 8:08AM1.26m | 8:53PM0.98m | 9:18AM1.03m | 9:56PM0.69m | 10:15AM0.77m | 10:48PM0.42m | 11:03AM0.53m | 11:33PM0.23m | 11:47AM0.37m | 00:16AM0.15m | 12:28PM0.30m | 00:56AM0.18m | ||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | 9:17 | — | — | 9:16 |
mm | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNW 6 | N 4 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 8 | 92 | 100 | 71 | 65 | 67 | 65 | 59 | 57 | 74 | 44 | 29 | 15 | 17 | 23 | 58 | 64 | 41 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | N 5 | NNW 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | W 7 | — | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 12 | NW 11 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 49 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 9 | 4 | — | 3 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 31 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 13 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | N 14 | — | — | W 12 | W 9 | — | — | NW 13 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | 9 | 40 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 515 | 235 | 5 | 24 | 379 | 24 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 5 | 84 | 80 | 80 | 84 | 4 | 24 | 244 | 4 |
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