Playa de Castro surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 01 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
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 2PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.2
NW
10
1.3
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
0.8
NW
10
1
NW
8
1.2
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1002
877
743
632
623
543
486
386
367
361
309
268
205
198
198
258
249
273
278
242
117
129
298
148
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
25
W
25
SW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:16PM3.34m
5:32AM3.28m
5:47PM3.35m
6:04AM3.21m
6:18PM3.30m
Low Tide
11:01AM0.31m
11:20PM0.31m
11:33AM0.34m
11:53PM0.33m
12:05PM0.42m
00:27AM0.41m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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7:22
7:22
7:20
7:18
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9:31
9:34
9:35
9:36
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
15
16
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
14
14
11
12
13
15
14
13
12
13
11
9
10
10
11
11
10
11
8
10
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
0.9
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.1
NW
11
1.2
NW
10
1.3
NW
9
1.2
NW
9
0.9
NW
8
1
NW
8
1.2
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
Energy kJ
1002
877
743
632
623
543
486
386
367
361
309
268
205
198
198
258
249
273
278
242
112
129
298
148
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.6
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
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.8
NW
10
0.7
NW
10
0.2
WSW
8
0.8
NW
7
Energy kJ
135
160
157
119
116
114
83
74
73
48
30
30
15
14
14
16
15
14
13
13
117
106
6
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
0.3
NNE
7
0.3
N
6
0.3
N
6
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
7
Energy kJ
25
28
17
16
15
9
7
6
1
6
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
Energy kJ
3
10
8
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
7
7
7
69
12
21
9
7
9
7
7
84
42
42
42
29
Best forecast wave conditions in Galicia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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