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Playa de Castro surfForecast / Galicia / Spain
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.4° 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 12AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Playa de Castro. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | |
304 | 266 | 233 | 182 | 173 | 160 | 188 | 410 | 706 | 1584 | 1514 | 1545 | 1290 | 1131 | 1007 | 826 | 622 | 437 | 972 | 731 | 817 | 880 | 741 | 687 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:52PM3.62m | 5:15AM3.62m | 5:37PM3.71m | 6:03AM3.59m | 6:24PM3.70m | 6:54AM3.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:00PM0.00m | 11:21AM0.01m | 11:47PM-0.06m | 12:07PM0.07m | 00:37AM-0.02m | 12:54PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
 kJ | 304 | 266 | 233 | 182 | 173 | 160 | 156 | 156 | 706 | 1584 | 1514 | 1545 | 1290 | 1131 | 1007 | 826 | 622 | 437 | 972 | 731 | 817 | 4 | 741 | 687 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 9 | 21 | 20 | 45 | 44 | 57 | 188 | 410 | 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 21 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NW 16 | WNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 91 | 96 | 123 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 7 | — | SSW 4 | — | WNW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 82 | 196 | — | 30 | — | 880 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 90 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 153 | 153 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 42 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 42 |
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