Playa de San Xurxo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s doing for the next couple of weeks.

Truth be told, it’s gonna be a real slow start around here. For the first week or so, we’re looking at nothing but tiny, messy waves with onshore or cross-onshore winds messing up any chance of a decent session. It’s a proper doldrum period, so if you’re hanging for a wave, you’ll be waiting a while. The water’s sitting at 63° which is pretty much spot on for the time of year, nothing unusual there.

The first flicker of life shows up on Sunday the 5th of July, first thing. Playa de San Xurxo will have a bit of knee-high swell pushing in, 3ft from the NNE with a short 6-second period, and a light cross-off breeze from the ENE will have it looking clean. The combined wave energy is weak at 116, so it’s not going to get your heart pounding, but it’s rideable if you’re desperate. The wind will be light enough to keep the surface glassy for a bit.

That’s about it for the first week, though. We drift through a long run of days where the swell is below 3ft and the wind is predominantly cross-onshore or onshore. Monday the 6th through to Saturday the 11th is mostly flat, choppy, and forgettable. On Saturday the 11th, we get a little bump of 4ft in the afternoon, but it’s a short-period NNE windswell with onshore wind, so it’s a write-off.

Things start to look a bit more interesting from Sunday the 12th. Swell picks up to 3ft to 3ft from the NW with moderate energy (172 to 212), but the wind is still giving us trouble – cross-onshore or onshore again. It’s frustrating because the ocean is starting to show some life, but the conditions are keeping it messy.

Now, around Tuesday the 14th, we see a bit of a pulse. The morning has 4ft from the N with a short 6-second period, light cross-onshore wind, and it’s labelled as marginal. Still not great, but it’s a step in the right direction.

The real standout in the whole outlook is Friday the 17th of July. Playa de San Xurxo will be seeing a solid 7ft swell from the N with a 9-second period and combined wave energy jumping to 749 – that’s serious power. The wind is light and cross from the WSW in the morning, which will keep the surface clean. Now, 7ft is gettin’ up there, more for the experienced crew, but if the wind holds light and cross, this could be the best window of the whole 16 days. It’s labelled as marginal, but that’s likely due to the size and possibly short period shaking things up at a beach break.

Saturday the 18th hangs in there with 6ft from the N, still plenty of energy (593), but the wind swings onshore from the NW, so it’ll be lumpy. After that, the last few days of the period drop off again with strong winds and a messy cross-chop making a mess of things.

So, if you’re after a wave in the next couple weeks, don’t bother for the first 10 days or so. Mark your calendar for the 17th of July – that’s your best bet. Get on it early for the cleanest conditions.

Rusty.

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