Playa de San Xurxo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Playa de San Xurxo over the next couple of weeks. I'll be straight with you—it's a bit of a mixed bag, but there are a couple of windows worth keeping an eye on.

The overall pattern is: not much happening for the first week, then a bit of a pulse shows up around the 7th of August, and the real standout might be a cheeky morning session on the 12th. There's a lot of wind and chop in between, so patience is the name of the game.

We start with Wednesday morning, the 29th of July. The swell is a tiny 3ft from the NW with a period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy is weak (126). The wind is glassy from the SW, so it's clean, but the waves are just ordinary. Not worth paddling out for.

Thursday the 30th through to the 6th of August is a long stretch of poor conditions. The wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore, often moderate to fresh, putting a chop on the surface. Swell heights bounce between 1ft and 3ft, and the energy is low (between 54 and 191). There's a brief moment on the morning of Monday the 3rd of August with a clean, cross-offshore wind from the SW and a 3ft swell (119 energy), but it's still only "surfable" at best. Honestly, save your energy for later.

Now, on the morning of Friday the 7th of August, things start to look up. We've got a 4ft swell from the NNW, period 7 seconds, and a solid combined energy of 212 (moderate). The wind is a clean cross-offshore from the SSW, so the waves will be clean. The rating says "expect good surf conditions." This is a promising session, but the swell is short period, so it won't have the grunt of a groundswell. Still, with the clean wind, it's the best option in the first week and a half.

The real standout, though, is the morning of Wednesday the 12th of August. This is a good one. We're looking at a 5ft swell from the WNW with a period of 9 seconds, pushing a combined energy of 311 (moderate-to-strong). The wind is a clean cross-offshore from the ENE, which will keep the faces smooth. The data says "expect good surf conditions." This is the pick of the fortnight. The break is a beach and point setup, and with a longer period like 9 seconds, it should wrap around the point nicely. The swell direction (WNW) is a perfect match for the optimum (WNW). It's a bigger swell at 5ft, which is getting into intermediate territory, but not too big for a confident surfer. Keep in mind that crowds are "sometimes" here, so you might have some company, but it's not a zoo.

The afternoon of the 12th gets blown out by a strong cross-shore breeze, so don't sleep in. The 13th of August morning has similar sized swell (5ft) with even more energy (451), but the wind is a moderate cross-shore, making it choppy and messy.

So, for the best of the bunch: Playa de San Xurxo on the morning of Wednesday, 12th of August. Clean, 5ft of WNW swell with good energy. That's your session.

Rusty.

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