Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Somo surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, NW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period, NW swell with 1,984 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s 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 Saturday (Aug 22) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa de Somo in the next 16 days are 3.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.0m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 22) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Somo over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what Playa de Somo has in store for us over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it's a real slow start. The first week is pretty much a write-off for any decent surf. We're looking at tiny, weak waves with poor conditions. The water is sitting at 72°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that's about the only positive.
We don't get anything worth paddling out for until Saturday the 29th of August. That morning, we finally see a pulse of life. The swell comes in at 5ft from the North, with a period of 10 seconds, and it's glassy – dead calm wind. That's a beautiful thing for Somo, and it'll be clean. The wave energy is pumping at a solid moderate level (946). The afternoon cleans up with a 6ft NW swell pushing through, still clean with a cross-off breeze. Saturday the 29th is the standout of the whole forecast. It's the best the waves will be for the whole period.
After that little burst, things get ordinary again. Sunday the 30th has a small, glassy 4ft NNW swell, but it's just surfable, nothing special. Then we go through a few more days of small, weak, or choppy waves.
There's a bit of a pulse forecast for the 3rd and 4th of September, with a long-period swell from the NW hitting 7ft to 7ft. Periods of 12 to 13 seconds are serious groundswell, but the wind is cross-onshore, which will mess up the shape. The combined energy is strong (1346 to 1412), but with the wind, it's marginal and messy. That 7ft swell is getting into the "big for beginners" territory, and with the wind on it, it could be a bit of a battle.
The period after that, from the 5th of September, just gets blown out with strong cross-onshore winds and rain showers. The swell is big, but it's ugly. That setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
So, to wrap it up: the first week is a dud. The only real window to get excited about is Saturday the 29th of August. That's your day. Get on it, because the long-range stuff later in the first week of September is promising but uncertain, and currently looks like a messy, windy affair.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNW 12 | NW 6 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 11 | NW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 121 | 44 | 39 | 53 | 58 | 28 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 24 | 21 | 61 | 446 | 599 | 275 | 281 | 1984 | 1149 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | on | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:23PM2.88m | 2:01AM2.90m | 2:42PM3.07m | 3:05AM3.10m | 3:33PM3.32m | 3:49AM3.33m | 4:12PM3.57m | 4:25AM3.57m | 4:45PM3.80m | 4:57AM3.78m | 5:15PM4.00m | 5:28AM3.95m | 5:44PM4.16m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32PM1.81m | 8:11AM1.69m | 8:51PM1.63m | 9:11AM1.44m | 9:40PM1.38m | 9:53AM1.18m | 10:17PM1.12m | 10:29AM0.93m | 10:50PM0.88m | 11:01AM0.71m | 11:21PM0.68m | 11:32AM0.54m | 11:52PM0.53m | ||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:58 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | ENE 5 | N 6 | NNW 8 | NNE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 6 | N 5 | NNW 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 8 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 194 | 121 | 22 | 39 | 6 | 58 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 53 | 16 | 14 | 43 | 446 | 599 | 275 | 281 | 34 | 1149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NE 6 | NW 11 | W 10 | NW 10 | N 6 | ENE 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | N 8 | — | N 9 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 11 | 44 | 30 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 24 | 21 | 61 | 18 | — | 78 | 49 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 6 | NW 8 | — | W 10 | W 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 13 | N 5 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 17 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | 42 | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1984 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 63 | 0 | 5 | 25 | 5 | 263 | 178 | 172 | 436 | 173 | 0 | 11 | 184 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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