Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Esteiro surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 12 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period, WNW swell with 269 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 8 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa de Esteiro this week:
The surf forecast for Playa de Esteiro over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa de Esteiro in the next 16 days are 1.2m 10s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Friday (Aug 07) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 12th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Fri 14th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Esteiro over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Fri morning, calm by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 19°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NE 5 | NW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 18 | 9 | 23 | 66 | 106 | 96 | 68 | 76 | 66 | 76 | 54 | 102 | 98 | 125 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 97 | 97 | 269 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:33AM2.72m | 00:14AM2.68m | 12:59PM2.76m | 1:44AM2.74m | 2:20PM2.95m | 3:00AM2.92m | 3:25PM3.22m | 3:59AM3.14m | 4:19PM3.51m | 4:50AM3.33m | 5:07PM3.73m | 5:35AM3.46m | 5:51PM3.85m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM0.96m | 6:31AM0.96m | 7:20PM0.89m | 7:54AM0.87m | 8:38PM0.68m | 9:02AM0.66m | 9:41PM0.40m | 9:58AM0.42m | 10:34PM0.14m | 10:47AM0.21m | 11:20PM-0.04m | 11:31AM0.06m | 00:03AM-0.13m | ||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | 9:37 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | E 4 | NE 5 | NW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 34 | 18 | 8 | 23 | 66 | 106 | 96 | 68 | 76 | 66 | 76 | 54 | 102 | 98 | 125 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 97 | 97 | 269 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | NNE 5 | W 6 | NE 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | N 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 44 | 37 | 36 | 37 | 15 | 15 | 35 | 19 | 27 | 59 | 32 | 30 | 7 | 14 | 85 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 13 | W 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NW 10 | NNW 13 | WNW 10 | W 6 | WNW 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | — | N 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 9 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 16 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 4 | SSE 3 | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 61 | 34 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 60 | 171 | 267 | 141 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 0 | 0 | 299 | 0 |
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