Surf Forecasts:
Playa de San Xurxo surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 12 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, WNW swell with 99 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 12 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with WNW 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 Sunday (Jul 12) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s. 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 0.8m 9s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Sun 12th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de San Xurxo over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s break down the outlook for Playa de San Xurxo.
To be honest, the next week and a half is pretty flat and ordinary. There’s a long stretch of poor surf before things get interesting around the third week of July.
The first real shot of decent surf is Monday morning, July 21st. The swell finally cranks up with a 8ft NW groundswell packing some serious energy (898). The wind is light and variable, a light cross-shore, so it should be clean. That’s expert-only territory though – that size is no joke. The long period (9 seconds) might make it a bit straight at the beach, but for the experienced crew, this is the session to aim for.
The next morning, Tuesday July 22nd, still has some good size at 7ft from the NNW (732), with a light WSW cross-shore wind keeping it workable. Still solid for experienced surfers.
The water temp feels about average for the time of year, nothing special.
The swell drops off after that and the wind gets messy. The best bet for a clean, manageable session is Saturday July 26th, with a smaller 5ft NNE swell and a light offshore cross-off wind from the SSW. The energy is moderate (186) and it’s clean, but it’s an intermediate kind of day, not a classic.
On the very last day of the window, Monday July 27th, the morning looks clean with a 5ft NE swell and a light SSW cross-off breeze (261). It’s a decent note to end on.
So, the standout is Monday July 21st for the big, powerful NW swell, but that’s strictly for the experts. If you want something more mellow, the last weekend of the window has some cleaner, smaller waves.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Mon night, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, calm by Sun night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 65 | 88 | 51 | 53 | 85 | 45 | 51 | 48 | 33 | 29 | 39 | 28 | 22 | 25 | 38 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | on | off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:54AM2.95m | 3:23PM3.17m | 3:55AM3.11m | 4:18PM3.40m | 4:50AM3.25m | 5:10PM3.59m | 5:41AM3.33m | 5:59PM3.70m | 6:29AM3.34m | 6:46PM3.72m | 7:15AM3.28m | 7:32PM3.64m | 8:00AM3.17m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.59m | 9:02AM0.52m | 9:38PM0.36m | 9:59AM0.36m | 10:34PM0.15m | 10:50AM0.22m | 11:26PM-0.00m | 11:39AM0.13m | 00:15AM-0.07m | 12:26PM0.10m | 1:02AM-0.04m | 1:11PM0.16m | 1:48AM0.08m | 1:56PM0.29m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — |
 | 10:14 | — | — | 10:14 | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | 10:13 | — | — | 10:12 | — | — | 10:10 | — | — | 10:10 | — | 10:09 |
mm | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | WNW 10 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 65 | 88 | 51 | 53 | 85 | 45 | 51 | 48 | 33 | 16 | 39 | 24 | 16 | 25 | 38 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | N 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | WNW 11 | NNE 8 | W 10 | WSW 6 | N 7 | W 8 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 9 | — |
| kJ | 19 | 16 | 49 | 27 | 17 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 26 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | N 8 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | W 3 | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 3 | 117 | 751 | 18 | 214 | 717 | 902 | 211 | 211 |
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