Playa de Seaia Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s coming up for Playa de Seaia. Right now, we’re looking at a pretty flat and frustrating start. The first solid chance to even think about paddling out doesn’t show up until Thursday the 20th of August in the afternoon, and even then it’s only marginal. So you’re looking at a gap of a couple of days with nothing worth recommending.

Thursday the 20th afternoon brings in a 5-foot swell from the NNW with a long period of 12 seconds. That’s a proper groundswell pushing moderate wave energy (722). The wind is onshore from the NNE though, which will mess with the shape. It’s a beach setup so that long-period energy might make it a bit straight, but the sets will have some punch. Still, it’s only a “maybe” kind of session.

Friday the 21st is similar – 5-foot from the NNW, period hanging around 10 seconds, but the wind is cross-onshore. The wave energy stays solid (723). It’s not clean, but there’ll be some waves to pull into if you’re keen. By Saturday the 22nd, the wind gets stronger and cross-onshore, and the swell drops off a bit. Not great.

We’ve got a long stretch of poor to ordinary conditions right through until the end of the month. The wind keeps swinging onshore or cross-onshore, and the swell height bounces around but never really lines up with clean conditions. There’s a little blip on Wednesday the 26th morning – 4-foot from the west, cross-offshore breeze, clean – but the energy is weak (139) and it’s not going to blow anyone away.

Now, the real standout is Friday the 28th of August. Both morning and afternoon deliver moderate offshore wind from the SSW, and a 4–5-foot swell from the NW with a 9-second period. That’s a clean, lined-up wave with moderate energy (287–300). The offshore breeze will hold the face open, and the swell direction is pretty much bang on the optimum NW for this spot. It’s fairly consistent here, so you can expect a few fun ones. This is the best on offer in the whole forecast – a proper session to pencil in.

After that, Sunday the 30th of August morning brings another good window: 5-foot from the NNW, 10-second period, light offshore breeze from the SW, and strong wave energy (543). The afternoon goes glassy with the wind dropping to nothing, and 4-foot from the NNW. That’s a rare, clean window – dead calm, clean faces. If you can get out there, it’ll be worth it.

The first week of September sees a jump in size. Tuesday the 1st of September shows 8-foot from the NW with an 11-second period, but the wind is cross-offshore and strong. The wave energy is very strong (1154). That’s big – too big for beginners, and only for experienced surfers. It’s a powerful groundswell, and with that size and period, the beach break could get shifty and heavy. Wednesday the 2nd of September is similar in size (7–8-foot) but the wind swings cross-shore and then cross-onshore, so the quality drops off. That’s more of a kite-surfing day than a paddle session.

So, overall: the end of August has the best windows – especially Friday the 28th and Sunday the 30th. Don’t hold your breath for the first half of the run. Stay patient.

Rusty.

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