Playa de Somo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s talk about what’s shaping up at Playa de Somo. It’s gonna be a bit of a slow burner over the next couple weeks. A few windows will get your blood pumping, but you gotta be patient for the real standout.

Starting Friday the 28th, it’s pretty average. Cloudy, a cross-onshore northerly breeze, and the swell is a modest 4ft out of the NW with a moderate period of 10 seconds. Combined energy is moderate at 303, but the conditions are poor. Not one to get excited about.

Saturday the 29th, there’s a glimmer. The morning is glassy with a light SSE breeze and clear skies. The swell is 5ft from the NW, period 9 seconds. It’s only surfable, not great. The afternoon turns cross-onshore and gets messy.

Sunday the 30th morning is the first real highlight. We’ve got light NW offshore wind, some cloud cover, and the swell jumps to 5ft from the NW with a 10-second period. The combined energy is solid at 432. The description says “marginal,” but that offshore wind and building swell makes this one of the better windows early on. The afternoon fades with onshore wind.

Monday the 31st morning is the true standout for the first week. Glassy, light WNW breeze, and 5ft of NW swell at 10 seconds. The combined energy is strong at 481. The forecast says “expect good surf conditions,” which is as good as it gets in this run. This is the one to aim for. Water temps are 72°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.

Then we hit a dry spell. From Tuesday the 1st of September right through to Friday the 5th, the surf drops off. Swells shrink to 2ft–4ft, periods shorten, and while a few mornings are glassy, the wave energy plummets (combined energy falls to as low as 27). Paddling out will feel like a waste of energy.

Saturday the 5th morning offers a tiny pulse: glassy, 3ft from the NW, period 10 seconds, combined energy 126. It’s surfable, but very ordinary.

Sunday the 6th brings a new swell – 4ft from the NNW with a long period of 12 seconds – but it’s cross-onshore and choppy. That long period means it’s better suited to a point or reef break, but Playa de Somo is a beach setup, so the waves might break a bit straight. Not ideal.

Monday the 7th morning is clean with a light ENE cross-off breeze, 3ft from the NNW, period 10 seconds, combined energy 221. Surfable, but nothing to write home about.

From Tuesday the 8th through to the end of the run on Saturday the 12th, it’s mostly small and messy. There’s a brief uptick on Thursday the 10th afternoon with 6ft from the NW, but it’s onshore and poor. Friday the 11th morning has 5ft from the NW with a clean cross-off easterly, but the period is short at 7 seconds, and with strong 16 mph winds, it’ll be blown out and junky. That size is too big for beginners, and the quality isn’t there for experts.

Best bet: Monday 31st August morning. Clean, glassy, solid 5ft NW swell with strong energy. That’s your session.

Rusty.

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