Playa de Seaia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. It’s a pretty flat and quiet run ahead for Playa de Seaia, so don’t go getting your hopes up too high. Water temp is sitting at 16°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year – you’ll feel that chill for sure. For the next few days, we’re looking at tiny, weak swell with poor conditions, so I’d say the surf is basically a no-go. The first real chance of anything worth paddling out for doesn’t come until Wednesday the 8th, when the wind goes glassy in the morning. Swell is still tiny at 0.5m from the WNW, but with that glassy surface and a period of 10 seconds, it’ll be clean and possibly fun for a beginner on a log. The energy is weak though, only 78 (combined energy), so it’s not going to be pumping.

We then hit a long stretch of ordinary. From Thursday the 9th right through to Saturday the 12th, the wind is mostly onshore or cross-on, and the swell stays small and messy. The best of that lousy lot is Sunday the 12th morning – another glassy session with 1.1m of NW swell, period around 9 seconds, and moderate energy of 201. That’s where things start to look a little more interesting, but it’s still just “surfable” rather than good. The afternoon picks up to 1.3m with a clean cross-off breeze, but again, it’s not going to be a standout.

Then Monday the 13th morning offers a pulse – 0.8m from the NNE with offshore SW wind at 10 km/h, clean, and moderate energy of 214. That’s the first time we see a decent combo of offshores and a bit of push, but the swell is short-period at 10 seconds, so don’t expect any grunt. The real diamond in the rough, if you ask me, is Tuesday the 14th morning. Glassy conditions again, 0.6m from the west with a longer period of 11 seconds – that’s a little bit of groundswell, and the energy is 171. It’s not big, but it’ll be clean, and for a beginner spot, that’s as good as it gets.

After that, the wind turns onshore again and the swell stays small through the rest of the fortnight. The big standout for more experienced surfers is Monday the 20th and Tuesday the 21st – but look, it’s onshore and messy with moderate to fresh breezes. The swell picks up to 1.2m and even 1.5m on Sunday the 19th, but the wind is howling onshore at 25 km/h, so it’s going to be choppy and blown out. Honestly, that setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing. For the whole 16-day window, there’s not a single day I’d call a proper standout. Tuesday the 14th morning is your best bet – small, clean, beginner-friendly, but don’t expect much.

Rusty out.

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