Playa de Gros Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s get this straight. There’s only one break worth looking at in this whole 16-day window: Playa de Gros. It's a beginner-friendly, exposed beach break that lines up best with a NW swell.

Water temp is running 75°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – a solid 4°F above average. That’s a nice surprise.

Right now, Tuesday morning the 11th is small but promising – clean smooth surface with 2ft of NW swell rolling in, period around 9 seconds, and glassy conditions thanks to a light NNW breeze. It’s weak – combined energy is only 67 (very weak) – but for a beginner break, it’s a good window. This isn’t a standout, just a little something for a longboard or foamie.

Wednesday morning looks similar: again 2ft NW, glassy with 5 km/h NNE winds. Still the same ordinary, small-scale deal.

The first real standout, and the best on offer in the whole outlook, shows up on Monday the 17th in the morning. Playa de Gros gets a bump: 4ft of NW swell, period 7 seconds. Combined energy jumps to 147 (moderate). Winds go dead calm, glassy again. That’s clean, small but fun, great for a beginner session.

A couple of days later, Tuesday the 18th delivers clean conditions again. Morning has 4ft NW with light E winds that are cross-offshore. That’s clean surf. Afternoon goes glassy – 4ft and dead calm. Both sessions have moderate energy (131 and 145). This is the second little highlight.

Then there’s a stretch of mostly onshore junk or tiny surf until Monday the 24th. That morning brings 3ft NW swell with glassy ENE conditions – clean again, but just ordinary.

The biggest swell of the period hits Saturday the 22nd afternoon: 5ft NW with period 11 seconds, combined energy a massive 663 (strong). But wind is straight onshore from the NW at 15 km/h – that’s messy and blown out for paddle surfing. At a beach break like this, that setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than a standard surfer.

Same goes for Sunday the 23rd morning: 5ft NW swell (period 10 sec, energy 425 – moderate) but onshore wind again. Not worth paddling into.

Towards the very end, Tuesday the 25th morning is interesting – clear skies, light E winds making it glassy, 6ft of WNW swell (period 6 sec). Energy at 212 (moderate). This is the largest clean window. But the afternoon that same day: 7ft from the WNW. That’s a solid size now, and for Playa de Gros the forecast says it’s predicted to be too big for this break. Strong energy (408), but this is expert-only if anything.

Crowds? Playa de Gros gets crowded “often,” so expect company during these clean windows.

Best bet overall: Monday morning the 17th for clean, glassy, beginner-friendly 4ft NW surf. Tuesday the 18th is the backup call – also clean, also small. The Tuesday the 25th morning is the last true clean shot before the swell gets too big.

After that, the last two days (26th and 27th) drop back to tiny or onshore junk.

That’s the story – small-scale but clean windows for the beginner crew. Stay patient.

Rusty

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