Playa de Somo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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Alright, mates, Rusty here. Let’s cut to it—this stretch is a slow burner. For the next week or so, Playa de Somo is gonna be small and mostly messy, only a few brief windows where it turns on. The first real highlight doesn’t land until Sunday the 13th, so save your energy for then.

Right now, Monday the 7th starts tiny—about 2ft of NW windswell with a 14-second period, glassy in the morning. That’s pretty but not powerful, energy is weak (207). Surfable but ordinary—you’ll be scratching for scraps. Tuesday and Wednesday get a touch bigger (3–4ft) but wind turns cross-onshore and it gets choppy, not worth it. Thursday the 10th morning flattens again (4ft, glassy, 378 energy), still meh. Friday is small and clean but weak (2ft, 93 energy). Saturday drops off—don’t bother.

Then comes Sunday the 13th: the standout. Swell pushes to 5ft in the morning, 5ft in the afternoon, from the NNW, with a solid 13–14 second period. Energy jumps to 737 then 1003—proper moderate-to-strong. ENE cross-off wind keeps it clean, and the morning is near glass. This is a beach break, and with that long period it might be a little straight, but it’s the best of the whole run—should have push and shape. Crowds are listed as “often,” so expect company, but worth it.

Monday the 14th morning keeps the good run—4ft, NNW, 12 seconds, glassy, energy 517. Another clean one. Afternoon gets cross-on, so get out early. Tuesday the 15th is messy again. Wednesday the 16th morning brings another clean 5ft NNW with 11 seconds and 573 energy—looks solid, again with light ENE cross-off. Thursday the 17th morning pushes bigger—6ft, NNW, 10 seconds, 594 energy, still clean. That’s getting into intermediate territory, and with 10 seconds period it’s a bit more thumpy but fine.

After that it fades again through the second week—Friday the 18th has 5ft but cross-onshore, Saturday rainy and onshore, Sunday the 20th flattened to 4ft but glassy with calm wind (341 energy), Monday and Tuesday drop to under 3ft and weak. For the long-range, the window around September 16th–17th remains promising but less certain.

Also, for the first surf I mentioned—Playa de Somo—water is about average for this time of year, nothing weird temperature-wise. But the direction is NNW, which matches the optimum for this spot, so when it does hit, it’s hitting right.

Bottom line: wait for Sunday the 13th morning and Monday the 14th morning. Those are your pick of the week. The rest is mostly flat or junk. Stay stoked, but stay patient.

Rusty

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