Playa de Arrigunaga Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me break down how things are looking at Playa de Arrigunaga over the next couple of weeks. It’s a slow start, that’s for sure. The first decent surf doesn’t really show up until about a week from now. The water is sitting at 24°, which is much warmer than usual for this time of year, so you won’t need a thick suit.

Friday (21st August) and Saturday (22nd) are nothing special. The swell on Friday is 6 ft out of the NW with a short 10-second period, but the wind is cross-on and choppy – not worth getting wet. Saturday morning does clean up with a light easterly cross-off breeze, but the swell drops to just 4 ft. It’s surfable, but not exactly firing.

From Sunday through to Thursday morning (23rd to 28th August), it’s mostly tiny or messy. Swell heights bounce between 0.3 ft and 4 ft, with combined energy readings mostly under 200. A few mornings look clean, but the waves are just too small to bother.

Now here’s where it gets interesting. Friday the 28th morning shows some life – a 6 ft NW swell, period 9 seconds, combined energy climbing to 503 (moderate wave energy). The wind is light and cross, so there’ll be a few ripples but it’s doable. Still pretty marginal.

The real winner is Saturday the 29th of August. That morning is the standout. The swell is a solid 6 ft from the NW, period 10 seconds, combined energy hitting 680 (moderate energy). The wind is light southerly cross-off, which should keep things clean. This spot is a sandbar, fairly exposed to the NW swell, and it’s fairly consistent. Expect decent waves – this is the best bet of the whole outlook. It can get crowded here often, so paddle out early.

Sunday the 30th morning has a leftover 4 ft NW swell with a glassy east wind – super clean, but the energy is down to 241. It’s small but would be fun on a longboard.

After that, through to the start of September, the swell fades. The last few days of August and first of September have occasional glassy mornings with 3 ft to 4 ft waves, but no real power. By the 5th of September, it’s flat – 1 ft to 1 ft and not worth a mention.

So to wrap it up: Saturday morning the 29th is your best call – get down to Playa de Arrigunaga early for clean, chest-high waves and light offshore winds. It’s a pretty consistent spot so it usually delivers when conditions line up like this.

Rusty.

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