Surf Forecasts:
Playa de San Xurxo surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 19 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 20 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period, NNW swell with 606 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 19 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NW 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 Wednesday (Aug 19) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa de San Xurxo in the next 16 days are 1.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 6s period and expected on Tuesday (Aug 25) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Thu 20th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de San Xurxo over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, it’s Rusty.
Well, it’s a bit of a frustrating stretch ahead for Playa de San Xurxo, to be honest. We’ve got a solid run of days where the ocean just isn’t playing nice. For the first week, there’s really nothing that gets the heart racing. The wind’s mostly cross or cross-onshore, with a bunch of that junky short-period swell, nothing over 8 seconds, and it’s all over the place in size. It’s going to be a choppy, lumpy mess for the most part. The water’s sitting at 64.2°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year—a touch over a degree off the average, so you’ll notice it in a shorty.
We get a bit of a breather on Wednesday morning the 19th, with a tiny 1.3ft NW swell, glassy and calm, but it’s barely a ripple and not worth the paddle. The better windows start to show up around Thursday the 20th, as the swell builds to the 4.9ft range, but the period jumps to 12 seconds and the energy picks up significantly (678). It’s still got that cross-chop, so not perfect, but you can see it’s trying to sort itself out.
Thursday afternoon the 20th is your best bet in this first stretch. The swell is 4.9ft from NNW with that 12-second pulse, and there’s a bit of life in it (678). The wind is just a gentle cross-shore, so it’s not terrible, but it’s not clean either. That’s about the only decent window until the very end of the month.
After that, it’s a whole lot of cross-onshore junk and lumpy conditions through the 24th and 25th. It’s a dead week, to be fair. It’s only when we get to Sunday the 30th that things turn around, and honestly, it’s the standout session of the whole outlook. Sunday afternoon the 30th, we’ve got 4.6ft from NNW with a 9-second period, and the wind drops right out to glass (419). It’s clean, it’s glassy, and it’s the first time you’ll actually get a proper, smooth wave face. It’s still moderate in size, and the energy is decent, so for an intermediate, it’ll be a really fun, uncrowded surf. A proper highlight, rare as hens’ teeth around here lately.
Now, looking into the second week, the last couple of days of the forecast get interesting for the crew who can handle it. On the 1st of September, the swell jumps to a solid 7.5ft from the NW with an 11-second period, and the energy is pumping (1154). The wind is cross-off and clean, but at that size, and with that power, it’s only for the well-experienced surfers. It’s not the cleanest, as there’s still that slight cross-chop, but the power is there. The 2nd of September morning has similar size, 7.2ft, but the wind gets lighter, and it’s a bit more cross-shore. Still a big, powerful swell.
Remember the 1st of September is a week away, so treat that as a promising lead, not a locked-in classic. But for a solid, clean, fun surf, Sunday the 30th is the pick of the bunch by a long way.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 |
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41 | 126 | 31 | 25 | 75 | 160 | 137 | 575 | 530 | 448 | 522 | 362 | 275 | 217 | 199 | 139 | 209 | 254 | 126 | 101 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:43AM2.93m | 9:02PM2.86m | 9:24AM2.71m | 9:47PM2.56m | 10:15AM2.50m | 10:48PM2.32m | 11:27AM2.35m | 00:16AM2.19m | 1:01PM2.33m | 1:49AM2.24m | 2:19PM2.47m | 2:52AM2.41m | 3:11PM2.68m | 3:36AM2.60m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:47PM0.64m | 3:10AM0.77m | 3:33PM0.90m | 3:56AM1.03m | 4:31PM1.13m | 4:58AM1.23m | 5:55PM1.27m | 6:27AM1.31m | 7:30PM1.24m | 7:53AM1.23m | 8:39PM1.08m | 8:51AM1.05m | 9:27PM0.88m | ||||||||
7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | |
— | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | 9:22 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 11 | WNW 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | W 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNE 6 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 25 | 75 | 160 | 106 | 575 | 530 | 448 | 522 | 362 | 39 | 217 | 199 | 139 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | — | NNW 7 | WNW 8 | NNW 7 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | NNW 12 | WNW 10 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NNW 6 |
12 | — | 5 | 20 | 9 | 79 | 108 | 103 | 74 | 147 | 127 | 55 | — | 39 | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 17 | — | NW 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 13 | W 14 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
6 | — | 5 | 10 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | 55 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 8 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | — |
41 | 126 | 31 | — | — | — | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | 275 | — | — | — | 209 | 254 | 126 | 101 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 197 | 108 | 97 | 0 | 108 | 5 | 56 | 5 | 5 | 101 | 199 | 97 | 128 | 245 | 84 | 56 | 183 | 19 | 19 | 183 | 13 |
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Information about the Playa de San Xurxo Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Playa de San Xurxo provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Playa de San Xurxo can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Playa de San Xurxo surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Playa de San Xurxo) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Playa de San Xurxo may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Playa de San Xurxo is 8 km (5 miles) from El Ferrol. If you plan a holiday in Galicia, look for hotels and other accommodation in El Ferrol. El Ferrol has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.











