Surf Forecasts:
Playa de San Xurxo surf forecast from 20 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 25 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 27 Jun, 11AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period, W swell with 492 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 21 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa de San Xurxo this week:
The surf forecast for Playa de San Xurxo over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 21) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa de San Xurxo in the next 16 days are 1.7m 9s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 27) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Saturday (Jun 27) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 21st Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Thu 25th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sat 27th Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de San Xurxo over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Friday 26 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NNE 5 | W 8 | N 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 93 | 54 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 92 | 57 | 53 | 37 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 140 | 173 | 198 | 146 | 160 | 416 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:20AM2.87m | 9:39PM3.16m | 10:17AM2.73m | 10:37PM2.95m | 11:17AM2.63m | 11:38PM2.78m | 12:20PM2.59m | 00:41AM2.65m | 1:20PM2.61m | 1:42AM2.60m | 2:15PM2.67m | 2:37AM2.61m | 3:03PM2.76m | 3:26AM2.66m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.61m | 4:01AM0.54m | 4:13PM0.78m | 4:59AM0.71m | 5:16PM0.91m | 5:59AM0.83m | 6:23PM0.98m | 6:58AM0.89m | 7:27PM0.98m | 7:53AM0.90m | 8:24PM0.93m | 8:42AM0.87m | 9:14PM0.84m | ||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:16 | — | — | 10:16 | — | — | 10:16 | — | — | 10:17 | — | — | 10:17 | — | — | 10:17 | — | — | 10:17 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | NNE 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 124 | 93 | 54 | 26 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 92 | 57 | 53 | 37 | 19 | 24 | 18 | 140 | 173 | 198 | 146 | 160 | 416 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | N 4 | NNW 8 | W 8 | NNE 5 | W 8 | WNW 9 | N 5 | N 5 | WSW 5 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | — | 8 | 18 | 33 | 24 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 34 | 11 | 21 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 12 | NW 11 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | W 11 | — | NNW 8 | — | NNW 7 | W 8 | W 3 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | NE 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | — | 12 | — | 9 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 3 | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | W 3 | SW 3 | W 4 | — | SW 6 | WSW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 22 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 10 | — | 8 | 82 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 343 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 101 | 5 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 |
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