Playa de San Xurxo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s in store for Playa de San Xurxo. It's a beach and point setup that's very consistent, meaning it usually gets waves, but this stretch of the forecast is a tough one. We’ve got a 16-day window, but don’t get your hopes up – it’s mostly a story of waiting for scraps.

The water here is sitting at 62°, which is about 3° colder than what’s normal for this time of year. That’s a bit of a shock to the system, so a thick steamer is your friend.

The opening on Thursday morning, July 30th, is about the best it gets for a while. We’re looking at a tiny 2ft NW swell with an 8-second period and very weak wave energy (73). But the wind is glassy. It’s surfable, but only just. That’s about it for the whole first week, honestly.

From Friday the 31st all the way through the weekend and into next week, conditions get pretty ugly. The wind swings onshore or cross-shore, and it gets strong – sometimes up to 19 mph – just chopping up that small swell. We get a little bump on Saturday August 1st with 5ft of messy NNE windswell, but with a 19 mph crosswind, it’s a write-off. Sunday morning August 2nd has another glassy moment with a 2ft W swell, but again, very weak.

We then drift through a series of “clean” mornings with cross-off winds on the 3rd, 4th, and 5th of August, but the swell stays tiny – 2ft to 3ft. The energy is still low (70-112). It’s better than nothing, but you’d be scratching for anything rideable.

The real kicker comes on Tuesday, August 11th. The swell jumps up to 5ft from the NNE, with energy hitting 144. That sounds promising for the morning with a clean cross-off breeze, but look at that period – a short, crumbly 6 seconds. By the afternoon, the wind cranks to 25 mph, the swell goes to 6ft, and it becomes a full-on mess with wave energy jumping to 221. That’s not paddle surfing; that’s kite-surfing territory if you’re into that. For the rest of us, it’s a hard pass.

The standout, if you can call it that, is that Thursday morning, July 30th. It’s the only window where the glassy wind and a tiny bit of swell line up. If you’re desperate for a slide, that’s your moment. The morning of Monday, August 3rd and Tuesday, August 4th are also “clean” but the swell is just too weak to get excited about. There’s nothing big or good enough to recommend driving for.

For the second week, it’s pretty quiet. There’s a glassy moment on the morning of August 13th with a 3ft NNE swell, and another on August 14th with a 2ft WNW swell. These are last-minute check spots. The crowds here are listed as “sometimes,” so you might have it mostly to yourself. But honestly, it’s nothing to write home about. The setup is consistent, so it’s a bit of a surprise to see such a blank run – forecasts can change, so keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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