Playa de Castro surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 CEST
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Playa de Castro surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Playa de Castro sea temperature is
15.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Playa de Castro today?

The current surf forecast for Playa de Castro at 7AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (05 May)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (05 May)5ft (1.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Playa de Castro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
0.8
NW
8
0.8
N
6
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.5
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
351
335
306
367
328
306
306
330
260
221
186
140
109
67
49
68
57
43
118
93
88
80
65
50
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
W
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
15
ESE
15
E
30
ENE
30
E
10
SE
5
SSW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:10AM2.95m
7:24PM3.07m
7:46AM2.78m
8:03PM2.91m
8:27AM2.61m
8:47PM2.75m
Low Tide
1:02AM0.54m
1:11PM0.69m
1:40AM0.70m
1:48PM0.84m
2:21AM0.88m
2:29PM1.00m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
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7:18
7:16
7:15
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9:37
9:37
9:38
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
15
14
8
7
7
9
8
9
11
12
11
11
9
11
10
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
7
10
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NW
9
1.6
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.5
NW
8
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.1
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
0.8
NW
8
0.6
NW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
Energy kJ
351
335
306
367
328
306
306
330
260
221
186
140
109
67
43
68
57
42
118
93
88
80
65
50
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
NW
12
0.2
NNW
11
0.6
N
7
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NW
9
0.1
W
9
0.5
NNE
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
ENE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
6
12
33
27
35
20
43
2
13
1
1
1
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
NW
11
0.1
W
8
0.3
NNE
6
0.5
NW
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
18
0.2
N
5
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
30
1
7
47
1
1
6
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.8
N
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NE
5
Energy kJ
5
49
20
17
15
16
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
9
12
9
12
42
61
90
42
7
7
9
31
550
4
29
4
4
4
0
4
65
29
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Galicia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
6
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