Surf Forecasts:
Playa de San Xurxo surf forecast from 10 Nov 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 17 Nov, 10AM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 15s period, WNW swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 25 Nov, 7PM (local time) - 21ft (6.5m), 15s period, WNW swell with 18,884 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 11 Nov, 1PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W 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 (Nov 11) at 1PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.5m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa de San Xurxo in the next 16 days are 6.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 25) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Nov 19) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1PM (Wed 11th Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 10AM (Tue 17th Nov) | 21ft (6.5m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 25th Nov) | 21ft (6.5m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de San Xurxo over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Wed night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, strong winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 11 | NNE 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3028 | 2702 | 1990 | 1417 | 843 | 443 | 362 | 276 | 281 | 212 | 147 | 133 | 93 | 109 | 273 | 277 | 1156 | 3574 | 5174 | 9242 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:42PM3.13m | 4:56AM3.25m | 5:16PM3.02m | 5:29AM3.16m | 5:51PM2.87m | 6:05AM3.03m | 6:28PM2.71m | 6:44AM2.87m | 7:09PM2.54m | 7:29AM2.71m | 7:58PM2.39m | 8:22AM2.58m | 9:00PM2.28m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:42PM0.39m | 11:07AM0.36m | 11:16PM0.49m | 11:42AM0.47m | 11:50PM0.63m | 12:20PM0.63m | 00:27AM0.78m | 1:02PM0.81m | 1:08AM0.94m | 1:50PM0.97m | 1:56AM1.09m | 2:48PM1.09m | 2:57AM1.20m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | 8:26 | — | — |
 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 32 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 11 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 8 | W 8 | N 19 | W 11 | W 12 | N 14 |
| kJ | 3028 | 2702 | 1990 | 1417 | 843 | 443 | 362 | 276 | 281 | 212 | 143 | 88 | 93 | 39 | 273 | 277 | 7 | 3574 | 5174 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | N 8 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | NE 8 | NE 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | — | N 17 | N 15 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | 140 | 209 | 147 | 133 | 35 | 8 | 50 | 79 | — | 22 | 18 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 13 | N 14 | NNW 9 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 8 | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 38 | 56 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | WNW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 9 | — | — | W 13 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 2 | 1 | 109 | 10 | 16 | 1156 | — | — | 9242 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 46 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 48 | 84 | 135 | 135 | 135 |
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