Playa de Somo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what we’ve got on offer for Playa de Somo over the next couple of weeks. To be straight with you, this is not a classic stretch. The first week-plus is a tough watch, with very little to get excited about. The charts show tiny, weak pulses and mostly onshore or cross-onshore wind, meaning a lot of slop and chop. The saving grace comes in the final few days, with a couple of sessions that look genuinely worth the paddle.

We start with a real flat spell. From Friday, August 14th right through to the morning of Wednesday, August 20th, there’s almost nothing doing. Swell heights barely scrape past 2 ft, and when they do, the wind is often in the wrong direction or too strong. The combined swell energy is mostly below 100 (weak), hitting a paltry 24 on the morning of the 19th. About the only positive is the water temp, which sits at a balmy 72° with an anomaly of 0.9°, meaning it’s about average for this time of year. Nothing to write home about.

Finally, on the morning of Thursday, August 20th, we see a bit of life. A 2 ft groundswell from the NNW with a period of 11 seconds rolls in, with glassy conditions. The energy jumps to 143 (moderate). It’s a small, clean wave, but the crowd factor at Somo is ‘often,’ so you won’t be alone. It’s surfable, but it’s far from the standout.

The real highlight, the one to circle in red, is the morning of Friday, August 21st. This is easily the best session on offer. The swell jumps to 5 ft from the NNW, with a period of 11 seconds—proper long-period groundswell that’ll wrap in with shape. The wind is glassy from the NNE, meaning those lines will be clean and peeling. Combined energy reads a solid 426 (strong). This is the standout of the whole 16-day outlook. It’s not massive, but with that period and clean wind, it’ll produce some proper waves. Get on it.

After that, we slip back into mediocrity. The Monday morning of the 24th has a 5 ft swell from the north with 7-second period and glassy wind—energy at 246 (moderate). The waves are there, but that short period means a bit of a fat, drifty wave. The Tuesday morning of the 25th has a cleaner look: 5 ft from the north, 7-second period, with a light cross-offshore from the east. It’ll be clean but a bit disorganised. After that, it’s back to tiny, weak conditions through the end of the month.

Overall, don’t bother until the morning of the 21st. That’s your window. Everything else is small, messy, or both. The gap from now until the 20th is a long, slow dry spell. Stick to the 21st, maybe the 24th if you’re desperate, and keep your expectations low the rest of the time.

Rusty.

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