Playa de Somo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here, and I’ve been looking over the forecast for Playa de Somo. The next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag, so we’ll need some patience.

The story starts out underwhelming. The first real excitement comes Saturday morning, the 29th of August. We’ve got a clean 5ft NW swell rolling in with a period of 9 seconds and a combined energy of 354 (moderate energy). The water’s running at 72°F, a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – feels good on the skin. The wind’s glassy off the SE at just 3 mph, making it super clean. It’s surfable, but the conditions are ordinary – not bad, but nothing to write home about. After that, Saturday afternoon turns cross-on and messy, and Sunday is a write-off with onshore wind and poor surf.

The first real standout comes Monday morning, the 31st of August. We’ve got a clean 5ft NW swell, period up to 10 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 472 (moderate energy). The wind is glassy from the west at 3 mph – the setup is looking good. Expect good surf conditions. By Monday afternoon the wind swings north and goes cross-on, so the window is the morning.

After that, we hit a flat spell. Tuesday the 1st of September is small and ordinary, and Wednesday the 2nd through to Friday the 4th is mostly tiny, weak and nothing worth paddling out for. The energy drops to as low as 32 (weak) on Thursday morning. A few glassy mornings pop up, but the swell is barely a ripple.

Then, Saturday the 5th of September brings the best wave of the whole outlook. The morning shows a 4ft swell from the NNW, but the period is a very long 14 seconds – that’s groundswell with real grunt. Combined energy reads 528 (moderate energy). The wind is NE at 3 mph, glassy. This is the pick of the fortnight. That long period will wrap nicely at Playa de Somo, and with those clean conditions, it should be a cracking session. The afternoon sees the wind pick up and the swell get a bit messy.

Sunday the 6th still holds some clean 4ft NNW swell with a period of 11 seconds and cross-off wind from the ENE at 6 mph – expect good surf conditions again, but it’s a step down from Saturday.

From Monday the 7th onward, the energy fades and the wind turns onshore and choppy. A few days of light rain and poor conditions creep in. The second week is a bust – lots of small, weak surf with poor wind. There’s a little blip on Wednesday the 9th (3ft, clean cross-off) but it’s barely a knee-high ripple. After that, the forecast dries up completely.

If you’re coming for a wave, lock in Monday morning the 31st of August or, better yet, Saturday morning the 5th of September. That Saturday is the standout.

Rusty.

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