Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Somo surf forecast from 23 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 26 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period, NW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, NW swell with 1,017 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 26 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s 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 Wednesday (Aug 26) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa de Somo in the next 16 days are 2.5m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 26th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Fri 28th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Somo over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Hey crew, Rusty here, looking at the next two weeks at Playa de Somo. Put your patience hat on. We’ve got a massive stretch of flat, crappy conditions before anything good finally shows up.
Starting Monday the 24th of August, it's tiny. We're talking 2ft of weak north swell with a short 6-second period and a combined energy of just 28. The wind is cross-onshore, making it a total write-off. This frustrating pattern of small, choppy junk lasts well into the end of the month. You'll see a few glassy mornings, like Tuesday the 25th, but with waves barely an inch high, there's just nothing to surf.
A small pulse arrives on the morning of Saturday the 29th. The wind goes glassy and calm, with a 5ft NW swell (364 combined energy). The report calls it "surfable but very ordinary." It's a far cry from perfect, but it’s the first time in over a week you could actually get wet. The quality gets ruined again by the afternoon as the wind switches.
We then slog through more days of lumpy, cross-onshore junk straight through September. The mornings of the 1st and 2nd are clean with offshore or glassy wind, but with wave heights around 3-4ft and low energy (118-193 combined), it's nothing to write home about. Then the wind pipes up on the 3rd and 4th, hitting 18 mph from the WNW. With that much cross-onshore wind, Somo’s sheltered setup might be better for a kite than a surfboard.
Now, here’s where it gets interesting.
Circle Monday morning, September 7th. We get a 4-5ft swell from the NNW (469 combined energy) and glassy conditions with a light onshore breeze. The report says to "expect good surf conditions," and I'm all in on that. A clean, fun session is finally on the cards.
But the real beast, the one for the big dogs only, lands on Tuesday morning, September 8th. The combined swell energy goes nuts to a very strong 2271. We’re looking at a solid 8ft of NW swell with a 10-second period. And the wind? Dead glassy from the ENE. "Excellent surf conditions for experienced surfers" is what we’re looking at. This is the wave of the forecast, a powerful, clean wall. Don’t even think about paddling out if you’re not comfortable in big surf.
Water temp is looking pretty normal for this time of year.
It's a long dry spell, but that Tuesday morning on the 8th is the pay-off.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 6 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 10 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 12 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 126 | 95 | 152 | 298 | 834 | 561 | 351 | 389 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | off |
High Tide | 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 | 5:57AM4.06m | 6:14PM4.25m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 12:03PM0.43m | 00:24AM0.47m | ||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | 9:06 | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 26 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 29 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNW 6 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 12 | N 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 58 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 126 | 60 | 152 | 298 | 10 | 561 | 351 | 389 | 176 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | NW 10 | NNE 5 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 5 | NW 8 | N 7 | NW 9 | N 8 | NW 6 | — | N 7 | N 9 | — | N 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 95 | 1 | 49 | — | 17 | 13 | — | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | NW 10 | NW 9 | NE 4 | W 8 | NW 8 | N 7 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | — | S 2 | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 834 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 233 | 233 | 173 | 436 | 436 | 5 | 11 | 129 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 434 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
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