Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Arrigunaga surf forecast from 1 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, NW swell with 82 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa de Arrigunaga this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Playa de Arrigunaga in the next 16 days are 0.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Friday (Aug 07) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Arrigunaga over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty comin' at ya from the Basque coast. Let's get straight into it.
Look, I've gotta be honest with you – the next sixteen days are a tough stretch for Playa de Arrigunaga. We're looking at a real dry spell here. The surf is just not cooperating, and there's nothing on the table that’s worth paddling out for. It happens. The forecast is a long stretch of small, weak, and poor-quality waves. We're talking about a solid two-week gap where the recommendations are all zeroes. The swell energy is tiny, barely ever cracking even 100 (the combined energy of all swells directed here is mostly in the 20s to 80s), meaning it's weak and disorganized. The water temperature is sitting at 74°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so the water is pleasant, but that's about the only good news.
The best window we can look at is the very end of the run. On Sunday, August 16th, the morning sees a glassy, clean start with a tiny 1 ft of swell from the NW, but it's a long-period 11 second groundswell, giving it a bit more shape than the rest. The wind is glassy from the SW, so it'll be clean. Still, the energy is only 69, so it's tiny. After that, it's back to choppy conditions. For the afternoon of August 14th, there's a slight bump in swell to 4 ft from the NNW, with moderate energy (117), but the wind is onshore and the waves are described as poor.
If you're an absolute beginner, the tiny, weak surf might be manageable, but it's not going to be fun. For anyone else, this is a time to do something else. Conditions are often poor for paddle surfing, but with the onshore winds and weak swell, it could be worth a look for kite surfers on the windier days. Hang tight, this is a quiet period.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 54 | 20 | 21 | 31 | 29 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 82 | 77 | 49 | 40 | 28 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:16PM3.93m | 7:34AM3.67m | 7:49PM3.88m | 8:08AM3.63m | 8:25PM3.78m | 8:46AM3.54m | 9:06PM3.62m | 9:31AM3.42m | 9:57PM3.43m | 10:29AM3.29m | 11:04PM3.23m | 11:43AM3.20m | 00:30AM3.13m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:08PM0.66m | 1:33AM0.60m | 1:42PM0.68m | 2:07AM0.66m | 2:18PM0.75m | 2:44AM0.77m | 2:58PM0.87m | 3:26AM0.92m | 3:46PM1.02m | 4:16AM1.10m | 4:45PM1.18m | 5:21AM1.28m | 6:03PM1.28m | ||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:27 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 6 | NW 7 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 67 | 54 | 20 | 21 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 82 | 77 | 49 | 40 | 28 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | — | NW 10 | — | — | W 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 16 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | — | NW 7 | N 7 | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | W 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | WNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 84 | 5 | 261 | 772 | 51 | 235 | 235 | 127 | 146 | 493 | 235 | 358 | 1694 | 84 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 354 | 51 |
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