Playa de Arrigunaga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. We’ve got a bit of a mixed bag on the horizon for this stretch. Let’s break it down.

First up, we’re looking at Playa de Arrigunaga, a sandbar set-up that’s fairly consistent. The water temperature is sitting at 74°F which is much warmer than usual for this time of year, so you might not need a full spring suit.

The week starts quiet. Wednesday the 22nd has a small 3ft swell from the north, but with a weak 6-second period and combined energy of just 81, it’s not really doing much. Thursday morning the 23rd has glassy conditions with a 3ft north swell, but the period is still short and the energy is low at 59 – it’s clean but gutless. Friday the 24th gets a bit of a bump in the afternoon with 5ft from the WNW, but the wind is onshore and strong, and the energy is moderate at 114 but the quality is poor.

The weekend looks a bit full-on. Saturday the 25th sees 6ft on the morning and ramping up to 8ft in the afternoon from the WNW. That afternoon swell is pushing into strong energy territory (581), but it’s coming with a fresh onshore breeze. At 8ft, that’s really only for the experienced crew, and the onshore wind will chop it up. Sunday the 26th is similar with 5ft in the morning and 4ft in the afternoon, but again, onshore winds and moderate energy (253 and 162) – not the cleanest.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Monday morning the 27th of July is the standout. We’ve got a 4ft swell from the NNW, but the period jumps to 10 seconds, giving it some proper groundswell feel. The combined energy is 277 (moderate), and the real kicker is the wind is glassy – absolutely dead calm. It’s the only session in the whole run that gets a green light for good surf conditions. It’s not a monster, but for a weekday morning with clean walls, it’s going to be a winner. The crowd profile lists “often” here, so expect a few familiar faces.

After that, we settle back into a long run of ordinary. The rest of that week and into the first week of August is plagued by onshore winds, short periods, and weak energy. There are a few mornings with glassy or cross-off winds, like Tuesday the 30th of July (4ft, 10s, glassy, energy 269) and Wednesday the 29th (3ft, 10s, glassy, energy 220), but the comments say “surfable but very ordinary,” meaning the conditions are just okay, not great. The afternoon winds consistently mess things up.

By the time we get to the 1st of August, the swell is dropping and the period gets long on the 1st morning (12 seconds) but it’s tiny at 2ft and onshore. The last week of the forecast, from the 4th of August onward, is a real fade-out with tiny waves, onshore wind, and very low energy. It’s basically a flat spell.

So, the best bet is clear: Monday morning the 27th of July at Playa de Arrigunaga. It’s the only session that has everything lining up – clean, glassy, with a decent 4ft groundswell from the NNW. Get on it, because after that, we’re looking at a long stretch of poor surf.

Rusty.

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