Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Castro surf forecast from 12 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 18 Nov, 10AM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 15s period, WNW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 18 Nov, 1PM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 16s period, WNW swell with 22,256 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 14 Nov, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa de Castro this week:
The surf forecast for Playa de Castro over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Nov 14) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa de Castro in the next 16 days are 6.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 18) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 4s period and expected on Friday (Nov 13) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 14th Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Wed 18th Nov) | 21ft (6.5m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Wed 18th Nov) | 21ft (6.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Castro over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Sun morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, near gales from the WSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 314 | 235 | 235 | 212 | 111 | 99 | 62 | 70 | 1020 | 1175 | 998 | 664 | 666 | 727 | 1810 | 2284 | 6353 | 19317 | 19741 | 13262 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:57PM2.98m | 6:11AM3.13m | 6:33PM2.81m | 6:49AM2.97m | 7:13PM2.63m | 7:33AM2.80m | 8:01PM2.47m | 8:25AM2.66m | 9:02PM2.35m | 9:28AM2.57m | 10:15PM2.33m | 10:39AM2.57m | 11:28PM2.42m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:57PM0.64m | 12:26PM0.65m | 00:34AM0.80m | 1:08PM0.83m | 1:14AM0.96m | 1:55PM1.00m | 2:02AM1.11m | 2:53PM1.12m | 3:03AM1.22m | 4:02PM1.15m | 4:17AM1.25m | 5:12PM1.08m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | 16 | 1 | — | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | W 11 | WSW 11 | N 8 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | — | — | WNW 16 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 314 | 235 | 235 | 212 | 111 | 45 | 62 | 39 | 1 | 1175 | 998 | 664 | 176 | 208 | 66 | 20 | — | — | 19741 | 13262 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | N 8 | W 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | NNW 17 | N 15 | NNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 28 | 194 | 56 | 50 | 99 | 24 | 7 | — | — | — | 55 | 115 | 233 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | W 15 | W 14 | W 12 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | N 11 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 39 | 57 | 75 | 27 | 15 | 7 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 5 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | W 10 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 31 | 70 | 1020 | — | — | — | 666 | 727 | 1810 | 2284 | 6353 | 19317 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 29 | 49 | 29 | 42 | 42 | 100 | 135 | 61 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 242 | 93 | 347 | 171 |
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