Playa de Seaia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. We’ve got a tricky 16-day outlook for the region, so let’s get into it.

The period opens with a very brief window of clean, small waves at Playa de Seaia. Monday the 14th is the only real glimmer of hope in the first few days. You’ll find a tiny 3 ft swell from the NW with a period of 11 seconds, but the wind is glassy in the morning—dead calm. It’s a beginner-friendly 3 ft, so the conditions will be tidy, but the wave energy is weak (263). The water temperature is 64°, which is about normal for this time of year, so no surprises there. The afternoon sees a slight cross-off breeze and the swell drops a touch, but it’s still clean.

From Tuesday the 15th onward, things go downhill fast. A persistent northerly wind ruins the setup for the rest of the week. While there’s a jump in swell size—6 ft on the 16th and even 10 ft on the 18th—the onshore winds make it messy and unappealing. The swell on the 18th is huge (12 ft) with very long period from the NNW (15 seconds), but with a 16 mph onshore wind and a beach break setup, it’s one for kite surfers only. The combined energy is extreme (4,546), but it’s blown out.

There’s a small reprieve on Monday the 21st. The swell is a solid 6 ft from the NW (14 second period), which is a nice groundswell, but the wind is light cross-on from the east. It’s not clean, but it’s the best we’ve seen in days. Morning scores a 3/10 for potential. That long period at a beach break like Playa de Seaia may make the waves a bit too straight, but in these conditions, you take what you can get.

The standout event in the entire outlook is the morning of Tuesday the 22nd. After all the wind and chop, you get a 4 ft NW groundswell (12 seconds) with glassy conditions. The wind is 0 mph from the east. The break energy is moderate (487), but the forecast says “expect good surf conditions.” That’s the one session to circle. After that, the wind turns back onshore and the wave quality fades fast.

From Wednesday the 23rd through to the end of the 29th, it’s a long run of poor to marginal conditions. Onshore winds plague every session, and while there are occasional bumps in swell size (like a 5 ft on the 24th with a very long 18-second period from the WNW), the wind direction is never favorable. Crowds at Playa de Seaia are a factor sometimes, but honestly, on most of these days, there won’t be many takers.

In short: the first 16 days are a struggle. The only real standouts are the glassy Tuesday the 22nd morning, and if you’re desperate, the very clean but tiny Monday the 14th. Everything else is a fight against the wind.

Rusty.

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