Playa de San Xurxo Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Galicia, Spain)

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Playa de San Xurxo Surf Guide

Playa de San Xurxo in Galicia is an exposed beach and point break that is often working and works all around the year. The best wind direction is from the southeast with some shelter here from south winds. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. The beach breaks favour lefts and also offers a left hand point break too. When it's working here, it can get crowded.

Playa de San Xurxo Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach and point	3	very consistent	14.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Playa de San Xurxo:

The best conditions reported for surf at Playa de San Xurxo occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

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What's the best time of year to surf Playa de San Xurxo (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Playa de San Xurxo with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 39% of the time in December while 55% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 6% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

39%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

55%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Playa de San Xurxo Location Map

Interactive Playa de San Xurxo surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Playa de San Xurxo is A Coruna (La Coruna) Airport (LCG) in Spain, 26 km (16 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Playa de San Xurxo is Santiago Airport (SCQ), also in Spain, 71 km (44 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Playa de San Xurxo Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 15:53 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06			Thu
ft, °F	5PM	8PM	11PM	2AM
Wave (m)	NNW	NNW	NW	NW
Period (s)	7	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross

What does Playa de San Xurxo look like?

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Credit: itxawind Credit: romarintyp

Tides at Playa de San Xurxo

Current tide and informaton

For El Ferrol, 8 km from Playa de San Xurxo.

Next High Water: 07:58pm | 2.81m

Next Low Water: 02:15am | 0.86m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Playa de San Xurxo Sea Temperature

The water temperature (14.7 °C) at Playa de San Xurxo is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (12.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.