Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Somo surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 5 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 5 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period, NW swell with 166 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 5 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa de Somo this week:
The surf forecast for Playa de Somo over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa de Somo in the next 16 days are 1.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 05) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 06) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 5th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Somo over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s coming up for Playa de Somo.
To be straight with you, the next 16 days are looking pretty bleak. There’s a long dry spell right at the start with hardly any swell to speak of. From Monday the 3rd right through until Wednesday the 5th, the waves are tiny, the wind is messy, and it’s all just poor surf conditions. You’re better off staying home or doing a maintenance job on your board.
Things start to show a little life on Thursday the 6th of August. The morning session is the first real chance. We’ve got a 3ft swell coming from the NNW, soft period of 9 seconds, and the wind is blowing cross-off from the East. That’s clean, surfable, and the combined energy is moderate (160). It’s nothing special, but after a few days of nothing, it’s a welcome sight. The afternoon holds up too, with a bit more energy (197) and clean conditions. The water temp is about average for this time of year, so no worries on that front.
The next few days, from Friday the 7th through to Wednesday the 12th, it’s back to the same old story: small, weak, messy. A few moments on Sunday the 9th morning get glassy, with a 2ft swell and 107 combined energy, but it’s too small to get excited about.
The only other standout worth mentioning is a long way out. On Monday the 17th of August, the morning has a 3ft NNW swell, 9-second period, moderate energy (130), but the wind is cross-onshore and choppy from the West at 15 mph. It’s not great, and by the afternoon it’s getting strong cross-onshore and messy. So even that one is a stretch.
If I had to pick the best of a bad bunch, it’s Thursday the 6th of August, morning or afternoon, at Playa de Somo. The swell’s only 3ft, but the wind is clean, and the conditions are rideable. Don’t expect anything world-class, but it’s the only window where you’ll get a few.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 19°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
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 kJ | 33 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 34 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 87 | 155 | 154 | 158 | 61 | 41 | 35 | 33 | 25 | 33 | 39 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:59AM3.75m | 8:23PM3.91m | 8:37AM3.62m | 9:05PM3.77m | 9:21AM3.45m | 9:57PM3.58m | 10:19AM3.26m | 11:04PM3.39m | 11:38AM3.13m | 00:31AM3.30m | 1:12PM3.18m | 1:59AM3.36m | |||||||
Low Tide | 1:59AM0.74m | 2:10PM0.67m | 2:37AM0.86m | 2:50PM0.81m | 3:21AM1.04m | 3:36PM0.99m | 4:14AM1.24m | 4:35PM1.20m | 5:23AM1.41m | 5:54PM1.35m | 6:50AM1.45m | 7:27PM1.33m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — |
 | 9:36 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 33 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 20 | 27 | 7 | 87 | 155 | 154 | 158 | 61 | 41 | 35 | 33 | 25 | 33 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NNW 8 | NW 7 | N 7 | NW 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NE 4 | NNW 8 | NW 9 | NNE 5 | NNW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 35 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | WNW 10 | N 7 | N 4 | — | N 7 | N 11 | NNW 11 | — | — | — | WNW 10 | NE 4 | NNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | N 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 5 | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | NE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 122 | 184 | 175 | 141 | 173 | 436 | 178 | 146 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 16 | 175 | 455 | 16 |
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