Playa de Somo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let's talk about what's shaping up for Playa de Somo.

Look, I'm not gonna sugarcoat it. The next ten days or so are looking pretty flat and messy for Somo. The water temp is sitting at a normal 71°, but the surf just isn't there. We've got a long stretch of small, weak, onshore wind-affected waves. The energy is barely registering, with combined swell energy stuck in the low double digits for days. It's a bit of a bummer, honestly.

We do see a brief moment of calm on Saturday morning, the 15th, with glassy conditions and a bit of 2 ft swell from the NW. It's surfable, but "very ordinary" is the best way to put it. That window is small.

Then we hit another dry spell of really poor, choppy conditions until the 19th of August. That Wednesday morning starts glassy again with a 4 ft NW swell, and the energy finally picks up. It's still just "surfable but very ordinary," but it's a hint of better things to come.

The real standout, and the only time I'd get properly excited, is the morning of Thursday, the 20th of August. The wind goes light and offshore from the ENE, which is cross-offshore for Somo. That's clean. We're looking at a solid 7 ft groundswell from the NNW with a period of 13 seconds, delivering a massive energy reading. That's a lot of power. This is the best bet on the whole forecast, but remember, that's a long way out so keep an eye on it.

The energy sticks around for the afternoon, but the wind picks up to a moderate 12 mph breeze, making it more marginal. The good conditions don't last long, as the wind swings onshore by Friday the 21st, chopping up that 6 ft swell.

There's another possible window on Monday the 24th of August. Early morning we get glassy conditions with a powerful 7 ft NW swell. This is getting into big territory, so it's for experienced surfers only. The afternoon gets a bit choppy with cross-on wind, and the swell pushes to 8 ft, which is definitely expert-only. The energy readings are huge, so there's plenty of push, but the wind and size make it tricky.

So, to wrap it up: it's a slow start, a long wait, and then a few promising, but not guaranteed, days. The 20th of August morning is your best shot at something clean and powerful. After that, the 24th is a possibility for the experienced crew if the wind plays ball.

Rusty.

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