Playa de San Xurxo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Playa de San Xurxo has in store for us over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, the next week is looking pretty flat and frustrating. We've got a long gap of small, messy waves and onshore winds hanging around. The few bits of energy we see, like on Thursday the 6th with a 4ft swell from the NNW, are plagued by a strong cross-shore wind at 9 mph and then a 22 mph cross-shore in the arvo, leaving nothing but chop. That pattern – small swell, poor wind – pretty much locks in the next few days. There's a glassy spell on the morning of Saturday the 8th, but the swell is a tiny 1ft, so it’s a flat, clean lake. Not worth paddling for.

Now, we do get a couple of windows where there is a touch more energy and calm conditions. Sunday the 9th and Monday the 10th both have early glass-offs, with the 9th showing a 2ft NW swell and moderate combined energy (121). It’s surfable but ordinary. Tuesday the 11th sees a slight uptick to a 3ft NNW swell with a period of 10 seconds and good energy (162) in the morning, but again, the wind turning onshore ruins the arvo.

The first true standout of the period is the morning of Wednesday the 12th of August. We’ve got a 3ft swell rolling in from the west, a period of 9 seconds, and combined energy climbing to 205. The absolute killer here is the wind: it’s glassy, with a slight air from the north. That's about as clean as it gets. Expect good surf conditions in the morning session. This is an intermediate wave, not for beginners given the moderate energy, but it’s the best we’ve seen all week. Watch for crowds at the point though, as this spot is exposed and can pull a crowd when it’s good.

The next standout to really make a note of comes later. Hop in the water early on Tuesday the 18th of August. We get a solid 5ft swell from the NW, with a short period of 8 seconds, and combined energy hitting a strong 437. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the SSW at 6 mph, and the forecaster says it’ll be clean. This one is pushing into the intermediate-to-strong range, so not ideal for beginners. Keep an eye on the day before as well – Monday the 17th has a bigger 7ft WNW swell (787 energy) but the wind is a moderate cross-shore which will chop it up. Tuesday morning is your window.

Beyond that, the last week of the outlook is a bit of a mixed bag. There’s another pulse on Friday the 21st of August with a 6ft NW swell and 503 energy, but with a 12 mph cross-shore wind, it looks marginal and messy. No clear winners that late in the game, so it’s all about nailing that Wednesday the 12th or Tuesday the 18th for a proper session.

Stay stoked,
Rusty.

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