Playa de Somo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Playa de Somo over the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, this is a slow start. The first week is a real grind, with only tiny, weak swell and messy wind most days. You’ll be waiting a while for anything worthwhile. The water temp is sitting at about 72°F, which is pretty much bang on normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Thursday the 13th and Friday the 14th are write-offs. We’re talking knee-high slop at best, with cross-onshore breeze messing up what little there is. Combined swell energy is barely a whisper (around 38 to 49). Not worth wetting a suit.

Saturday the 15th morning shows a flicker of hope with a glassy 3ft from the N, but the period is a short, weak 6 seconds and the energy is still low (81). It’s surfable, but it’s ordinary. By the afternoon, the wind swings cross-onshore and it’s back to poor conditions.

Sunday the 16th through to Wednesday the 20th morning? More of the same – small, weak swell, with only brief windows of glassy conditions. Monday the 17th morning is dead flat with a glassy 2ft, but it’s just not doing anything. The energy is pathetic (60). The only highlight in this whole stretch is Wednesday the 20th morning, when a pulse of 6ft NW groundswell shows up with a long 11-second period and a combined energy of 894, but the wind is onshore. It’s marginal, and the report says the tide might be tricky. Not a great bet.

The real standout comes on Friday the 21st of August. That morning, the stars align. We get a clean 5ft swell from the NNW, with a solid 10-second period and strong energy (446). But the real magic is the wind: glassy, offshore conditions from the W. This is the best window of the whole forecast. Playa de Somo will be clean, with punchy waves for confident intermediates. The swell direction is a perfect match for what this spot likes. It’s going to be good. By the afternoon the wind turns cross-onshore and messes it up, so get in early.

After that, the surf drops back down again. The rest of the run through to the 28th is small, weak, and mostly onshore or cross-onshore. There are a few mornings with clean conditions and small, ordinary waves (like Thursday the 27th morning with 3ft and glass), but nothing to get excited about.

So, bottom line: if you’re keen, mark your calendar for the morning of Friday the 21st of August. That’s your best shot at proper, clean waves. Everything else in the next two weeks is a long wait for small, average conditions.

Rusty.

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