Playa de Castro surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
14.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Playa de Castro today?

The current surf forecast for Playa de Castro at 4PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (30 Apr)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (30 Apr)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
16
1.6
NW
16
1.6
NW
15
1.6
NW
15
1.6
NW
15
1.6
NW
14
1.6
NW
14
1.5
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.2
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1057
1224
1147
1074
1045
1016
1002
877
743
632
623
543
486
379
367
361
309
268
273
198
263
258
282
284
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
NW
10
NNW
0
NE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
30
WNW
25
W
25
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:45PM3.29m
4:59AM3.30m
5:16PM3.34m
5:32AM3.28m
5:47PM3.35m
6:04AM3.21m
Low Tide
10:29AM0.32m
10:46PM0.35m
11:01AM0.31m
11:20PM0.31m
11:33AM0.34m
11:53PM0.33m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
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7:22
7:22
7:20
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9:30
9:31
9:34
9:35
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
16
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
15
15
16
15
13
13
13
13
13
8
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
14
9
12
11
11
11
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
16
1.6
NW
16
1.6
NW
15
1.6
NW
15
1.6
NW
15
1.6
NW
14
1.6
NW
14
1.5
NW
14
1.4
NW
14
1.4
NW
13
1.4
NW
13
1.3
NW
13
1.2
NW
13
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1
NW
12
1.1
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.2
NW
10
Energy kJ
1057
1224
1147
1074
1045
1016
1002
877
743
632
623
543
486
379
367
361
309
268
273
198
263
258
282
284
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
Energy kJ
98
95
141
135
102
102
135
160
157
119
116
114
83
74
51
48
30
30
15
14
14
16
15
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.2
WSW
4
Energy kJ
158
149
76
61
32
46
25
28
17
16
15
8
7
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
4
Energy kJ
3
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
7
9
93
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
46
69
31
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Galicia
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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