Surf Forecasts:
Playa de San Xurxo surf forecast from 15 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 15 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 20 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period, NNE swell with 665 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 15 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s 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 (Jul 15) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 7s. 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 2.2m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 20) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Wed 15th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Wed 15th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Mon 20th Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de San Xurxo over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, I’m Rusty. Let’s be straight with you – this outlook for Playa de San Xurxo is a tough one. The first real surf worth paddling out for doesn’t show up until Wednesday the 22nd, and even then it’s barely a whisper. After that, there’s a long stretch of nothing, then a flicker of hope right at the end on Sunday the 26th. It’s a lean run, so keep your expectations low, but as always, forecasts can change.
The water’s sitting at 63° on Wednesday morning the 15th, which is about average for this time of year – nothing unusual there.
The only real standout in this whole 16-day window is Sunday the 26th, morning. The swell builds to 5 ft from the north, with a period of 7 seconds, and combined energy of 286 (moderate). The wind is a light cross-shore from the southwest at 6 mph, which keeps it fairly clean. It’s a beach-and-point setup, so that north swell should wrap in nicely. The crowds are *sometimes* an issue here, so you might have company, but the conditions are as good as it gets for this period. The size is manageable for intermediates, but it’s a bit much for beginners – the swell is over 5 ft, so take care.
Before that, from Wednesday the 22nd morning, you’ve got tiny 2 ft surf from the north-northeast, but it’s glassy. The energy is weak (54), and the period is short (7 seconds), so it’s really just a chance to get wet, not a proper session. Everything else is a write-off – poor conditions, cross-off winds, or just no swell.
On Sunday the 26th afternoon, the swell jumps to 6 ft from the north-northeast, but the wind swings cross-onshore from the west-northwest at 9 mph, making it choppy. Not worth it.
The rest of the second week is a dead zone – tiny waves, poor wind, and no quality. Hang in there, but don’t plan a trip around this.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat morning, strong winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 57 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 16 | 29 | 83 | 64 | 345 | 236 | 212 | 616 | 313 | 123 | 171 | 113 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:59PM3.70m | 6:29AM3.34m | 6:46PM3.72m | 7:15AM3.28m | 7:32PM3.64m | 8:00AM3.17m | 8:17PM3.46m | 8:45AM3.01m | 9:02PM3.21m | 9:31AM2.84m | 9:50PM2.93m | 10:21AM2.67m | 10:43PM2.67m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39AM0.13m | 00:15AM-0.07m | 12:26PM0.10m | 1:02AM-0.04m | 1:11PM0.16m | 1:48AM0.08m | 1:56PM0.29m | 2:33AM0.27m | 2:42PM0.47m | 3:18AM0.49m | 3:31PM0.69m | 4:05AM0.73m | 4:24PM0.90m | 4:58AM0.94m | |||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | 10:10 | — | — | 10:10 | — | — | 10:09 | — | — | 10:08 | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | 10:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | N 6 | WNW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | N 7 | WNW 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 57 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 6 | 5 | 212 | 13 | 313 | 123 | 171 | 113 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 5 | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 10 | WNW 8 | W 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 13 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | N 6 | NNE 7 | WSW 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | N 11 | — | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | NW 12 | — | W 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | N 5 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | NNE 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 25 | — | 29 | 83 | 64 | 345 | 236 | — | 616 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 56 | 18 | 117 | 210 | 774 | 824 | 755 | 1247 | 958 | 197 | 189 | 193 | 193 | 61 | 19 | 271 | 107 | 107 | 343 | 19 |
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