Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Somo surf forecast from 13 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 20 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 20 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period, NNE swell with 98 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 20 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with N 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 Monday (Jul 20) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m 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 1.1m 6s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 20) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 19) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Mon 20th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Somo over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 7 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | N 4 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 9 | N 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:37PM3.96m | 5:03AM4.00m | 5:28PM4.18m | 5:51AM4.06m | 6:15PM4.31m | 6:37AM4.05m | 7:02PM4.35m | 7:21AM3.97m | 7:47PM4.27m | 8:04AM3.82m | 8:32PM4.10m | 8:47AM3.62m | 9:18PM3.87m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM0.66m | 10:49PM0.54m | 11:11AM0.48m | 11:39PM0.40m | 11:57AM0.35m | 00:27AM0.35m | 12:41PM0.32m | 1:12AM0.40m | 1:23PM0.36m | 1:56AM0.55m | 2:06PM0.49m | 2:40AM0.77m | 2:49PM0.69m | 3:24AM1.03m | |||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | 9:51 | — | — | 9:51 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 8 | NNW 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 9 | N 6 |
| kJ | 66 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 6 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 5 | N 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | NW 8 | WNW 5 | NW 9 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 5 | NW 12 | NW 8 | NW 10 | N 8 | WNW 9 | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | W 5 | NW 8 | NW 4 | N 6 | W 5 | N 9 | — |
| kJ | 18 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 184 | 173 | 175 | 261 | 322 | 319 | 319 | 188 | 440 | 735 | 129 | 980 | 983 | 457 | 457 | 435 | 455 | 455 | 1397 | 0 |
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