Playa de Somo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what we’ve got cooking for Playa de Somo.

It’s a bit of a slow burner for the first few days. The weekend is a complete write-off – Saturday and Sunday (the 29th and 30th of August) are a no-go. The wind is all over the shop, mostly cross-onshore, and the water is a choppy mess with a weak NW swell of about 4ft that’s barely holding together. The combined energy is only 281 at best, so you’re just battling the conditions for nothing. Better to save your energy. The water is sitting at a warm 72°, which is a touch warmer than normal for late August.

Monday the 31st is where it finally wakes up. The morning is the standout window in this whole outlook. We’ve got a clean 5ft NW groundswell rolling in with a solid 10-second period and the wind is absolutely glassy. The combined wave energy jumps right up to 472, which tells you there’s some proper push in the water. For an intermediate-level break, this is prime time. The wind will stay light but turn cross-onshore by the afternoon, so get on it early. Tuesday morning is still rideable, with a clean 4ft NW swell and a light cross-offshore breeze, but it’s not packing the same punch.

Then we hit a flat spell from Wednesday the 2nd right through to the end of the first week of September. The swell drops to a dribbly 1ft to 3ft. It’s just not happening until Friday the 4th.

Friday the 4th of September has another serious moment early. The morning is glassy again, and a long-period NW groundswell of 4ft with a period of 13 seconds fills in. The combined energy is a thumping 614. The quality should be there for the first few hours, but the afternoon gets messy as the wind pushes onshore and the swell jumps up to 6ft, which takes it out of the beginner zone and into a more challenging, chop-prone state. The morning is the sweet spot.

The rest of the second week is honestly a struggle. There are a few mornings with clean, glassy conditions, but the swell is either tiny (under 3ft) or badly aligned, with the energy very low. The period drops below 8 seconds on Wednesday the 9th, which is just wind chop.

Hold on, because the absolute best session of the entire 16-day stretch is on Sunday the 13th of September. The morning looks magic. It’s glassy with no wind, and a proper NNW groundswell averaging 4ft with a period of 12 seconds is heading our way. The combined energy is a massive 824, which is the highest we see. This is real quality, long period groundswell that will have shape and power. If you can hold out for that Sunday, it’s a genuine standout. Just be aware that this is a long-range call, so keep an eye on it, but it’s the one to pencil in.

Overall, don’t bother paddling out until Monday the 31st morning or the morning of Friday the 4th. The long-term king is that Sunday the 13th of September.

Stay stoked.

Rusty.

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