Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Castro surf forecast from 13 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 18 Nov, 7AM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 15s period, WNW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 18 Nov, 4PM (local time) - 26ft (8.0m), 17s period, WNW swell with 33,869 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 14 Nov, 7AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with W 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 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 12s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa de Castro in the next 16 days are 8.0m 17s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 18) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Monday (Nov 16) at 4PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Sat 14th Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Wed 18th Nov) | 21ft (6.5m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Wed 18th Nov) | 26ft (8.0m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Castro over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the SW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thursday 19 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 8 | NE 8 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | WNW 17 | WNW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 300 | 86 | 99 | 40 | 107 | 460 | 393 | 1338 | 659 | 614 | 1629 | 1601 | 3218 | 10579 | 23940 | 33869 | 24248 | 11453 | 6387 | 3085 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | 11:45AM2.66m | 00:28AM2.61m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 5:29AM1.17m | 6:11PM0.92m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 15 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 1 | 6 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NE 8 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 12 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | W 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | WNW 17 | — | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 57 | 79 | 99 | 40 | 39 | 30 | 393 | 1338 | 659 | 614 | 45 | 34 | — | — | — | 33869 | — | 11453 | 6387 | 3085 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | N 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NW 12 | — | N 18 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | N 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 57 | 86 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 38 | — | 6 | 25 | 22 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | W 12 | N 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 75 | 27 | 12 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | — | — | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 8 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 16 | — | WNW 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 300 | — | — | 18 | 107 | 460 | — | — | — | 25 | 1629 | 1601 | 3218 | 10579 | 23940 | — | 24248 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 53 | 0 | 42 | 154 | 7 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 90 | 61 | 42 | 580 | 347 | 347 | 319 | 21 | 42 | 42 |
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