Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Arrigunaga surf forecast from 31 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period, NW swell with 67 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 0.7m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 5AM. 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+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5AM (Sat 1st Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Arrigunaga over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – these next sixteen days at Playa de Arrigunaga are about as flat as a week-old beer. I’ve looked at the numbers, and it’s a grim run with no real surf to speak of.
The whole stretch from the 31st of July right through to the 15th of August is a write-off. We’re looking at a solid two-week gap with no worthwhile waves. The swell is tiny, barely pushing 3 ft at its absolute best, and most of the time it’s down around 0.7 ft to 2 ft. The energy is pathetic, with combined swell readings stuck in the low teens to sixties (41 on the 31st morning, 69 on the 1st morning is about as good as it gets, and that’s still weak). The period is short, mostly 5 to 10 seconds, so there’s no grunt behind it.
The water is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year at 74°, but that’s small comfort when there’s nothing to paddle into. The wind does clean up at times – we get glassy conditions on the mornings of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 7th, 9th, 10th, 12th, and 14th of August. But with no swell to push, it’s just a flat, pretty ocean. The wind is mostly light from the north or northeast, which is cross-on or cross-shore, and occasionally it swings onshore from the northwest, but it doesn’t matter when there’s nothing to ride.
This is a fairly exposed sandbar, and it’s fairly consistent normally, but this forecast is a dud. A blank run like this isn’t unheard of for the area, but it’s a bummer. The only thing that might get a bit of chop is when the wind hits 12 mph from the west-northwest on the 15th of August, but that’s just messy windswell, not surf. Honestly, for a beach break setup with this little swell and some onshore wind, it looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing on a few of those afternoons, but even then, it’s not great.
Hang in there, crew. Forecasts can change, but right now, the best plan is to wax the board and wait.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 30 | 39 | 67 | 59 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 35 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 6:44PM3.93m | 7:03AM3.69m | 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 | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:36PM0.68m | 1:01AM0.59m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:28 |
mm | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 41 | 30 | 39 | 67 | 59 | 28 | 22 | 15 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 28 | 27 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 9 | W 10 | N 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNE 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | — | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 4 | NW 7 | NW 11 | — | NW 4 | — | — | NNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | N 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 508 | 1515 | 76 | 28 | 28 | 5 | 30 | 772 | 69 | 233 | 373 | 51 | 235 | 493 | 192 | 358 | 779 | 232 | 219 | 485 | 232 |
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