Playa de San Xurxo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here.

Look, I’ll be straight with you – the 16-day window for Playa de San Xurxo is a tough one. There's a lot of small, weak swell and very few windows where the wind plays nice. The pattern is dominated by tiny waves and onshore or cross-off breezes, so don't expect any epic sessions.

Thursday morning, the 9th of July, is the most promising start. We've got a clean 3ft from the WNW with 9-second period and glassy conditions. The combined energy is moderate (107). It's surfable, but very ordinary. The water temperature is about average for this time of year, so nothing to worry about there.

The best of the bunch, and I mean the only real standout, is likely Thursday morning, the 9th. That glassy window with the small WNW swell is the cleanest you'll find. After that, it's a long slog.

From Friday the 10th right through to Sunday the 19th, the surf is mostly poor. The swell drops to 2ft or less, and the wind is cross-on or messy. You'll see some glassy mornings on the 13th, 14th, and 17th, but the swell is tiny – 1ft to 2ft – so it's more of a float than a ride. The combined energy is weak, mostly under 100.

Then we get a bit of a spike on the 20th and 21st, with swell building to 5ft and 6ft, but the period is short (5-6 seconds) and the wind is cross-on or onshore, making it choppy and poor. The 21st afternoon has a 6ft swell from the NNE with a short period, and the combined energy is moderate (183), but the wind is cross-on, so it's a messy, lumpy mess. This is more interesting for kite surfers than paddle surfers.

The 22nd of July sees the biggest swell of the whole run – 6ft from the NNE with a 6-second period and a combined energy of 269 (moderate). But again, the wind is cross-on and strong, so it's a choppy, blown-out affair. Not one for the log.

After that, it fades back to small, ordinary conditions on the 23rd and 24th. The 23rd morning has a clean 3ft from the NNE with a light cross-off wind, but it's still just surfable, nothing special.

So, the honest truth? Playa de San Xurxo is a very consistent break, but this forecast is a real bummer. The only session worth paddling out for is Thursday morning, the 9th of July – glassy, clean, small waves. For the rest, you're better off waiting for a change in the forecast. It tends not to stay this poor for long, so keep an eye on it.

Rusty.

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