Playa de Castro surfForecast / Galicia / Spain

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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
15.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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 2AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (06 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (06 May)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, calm by Thu night).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
0.7
NW
8
0.9
NNW
7
0.5
NW
10
0.8
NW
7
0.5
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
15
0.3
WNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
338
358
314
247
186
160
112
57
68
49
62
42
118
112
86
78
64
50
50
42
31
55
42
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
N
15
N
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
35
ENE
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:24PM3.07m
7:46AM2.78m
8:03PM2.91m
8:27AM2.61m
8:47PM2.75m
9:17AM2.45m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.70m
1:48PM0.84m
2:21AM0.88m
2:29PM1.00m
3:10AM1.04m
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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7:16
7:15
7:13
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9:37
9:37
9:38
9:40
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
14
9
11
12
11
10
9
11
10
10
11
10
9
9
10
10
7
10
11
9
11
13
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.6
NW
8
1.4
NW
8
1.3
NW
8
1.2
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
0.8
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.8
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.9
NW
9
0.9
NW
9
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.5
NW
7
Energy kJ
306
338
358
314
247
186
160
112
55
68
43
62
42
118
112
86
78
64
50
50
42
31
29
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
NW
12
0.2
NNW
11
0.7
NW
8
0.4
NW
10
0.5
NNW
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
NW
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
17
0.1
NW
16
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
6
12
57
28
21
19
42
2
1
1
1
1
5
10
9
10
10
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
8
0.5
NW
10
0.5
NW
10
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
18
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
15
0.4
NW
15
0.3
WNW
15
Energy kJ
6
1
1
30
21
49
47
1
6
1
1
25
22
55
42
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
19
20
19
15
16
19
16
16
13
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
12
90
29
9
7
9
42
358
4
29
4
4
4
4
4
107
29
49
46
4
0
35
42
35
Best forecast wave conditions in Galicia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Spain (Europe)
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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