Playa de Somo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let's have a look at what's cooking for Playa de Somo over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a slow burn, but there are a couple of windows that’ll get the heart pumping.

Right off the bat, the water temp is sitting at a warm 71°F, which is about a degree and a half warmer than usual for this time of year. Not a huge anomaly, but enough to notice on those glassy mornings.

We’re starting with a dry spell. The first few days through to Saturday the 12th are pretty much a write-off. There's small, weak swell around, but the winds are never quite right, and the energy is pathetic – mostly struggling with figures around 45 to 109 (combined energy). Not worth wetting a wetsuit for.

Sunday morning the 13th is where the first real glimmer of hope shows up. We’ve got a clean, glassy start with the wind dropping dead calm. The swell bumps up to a nice 4ft from the NNW, and the period stretches out to a solid 13 seconds. That's a proper groundswell, and with 540 (combined energy), it’s got some grunt. This is your best bet for a clean, fun session in the first week. The waves will be well-formed for an intermediate. Just know that the optimum swell direction is NNW, and this matches up perfectly here – a good sign.

After that, Monday the 14th sees a drop-off. Tuesday and Wednesday look choppy and onshore, with fresh winds. You get a bit of a lull until the following Sunday morning, the 20th of September. This one’s a standout. The wind goes dead glass again, and we see a solid 8ft swell from the NW. The period is a bit shorter at 8 seconds, so it’s a windswell, but the energy is pumping hard at 697 (combined energy). This is a muscly, powerful wave that will be fun for a confident surfer, though the shorter period might make it a bit crumbly on the sandbars.

Now, here’s the real heavyweight – Monday the 21st of September. We’re looking at a big 8ft swell from the NW with a period of 13 seconds. The combined energy is off the charts at 2830. This is proper groundswell, serious power. However, the wind goes cross-on in the morning. For an expert surfer, this will be a raw, challenging day. For anyone else, that size and power is going to be too much. It’s a true expert-only session.

The final window to watch is the 24th of September, a Thursday. It’s another glassy morning, with a 3ft swell but get this – the period is 18 seconds. That is an incredibly long, clean groundswell. The energy is still strong at 867 (combined energy). Don't expect huge walls; this will be a long, clean, slow-moving line that will be perfect for a longboard or a fish at the point. It’s a beautiful, mellow wave for the connoisseur.

Overall, the two true standouts that have the best combo of swell, wind, and quality are Sunday the 13th (for a clean, friendly groundswell) and Sunday the 20th (for a punchy, glassy, but shorter-period wave). The later windows (21st and 24th) are for experts and longboarders respectively.

Rusty signing off.

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