Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Traba surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 8 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period, NE swell with 556 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 8 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa de Traba this week:
The surf forecast for Playa de Traba over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 7s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa de Traba in the next 16 days are 2.4m 7s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 08) at 5PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Fri 14th Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Traba over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of weeks are looking pretty bleak for quality waves at Playa de Traba. We’ve got a long stretch of poor conditions ahead, with the wind all over the place and the swell pretty gutless for the most part.
The first real chance of anything decent doesn’t show up until Sunday the 16th. The surf is small, around 5ft, coming from the NNE with a short 6-second period. The water’s a touch colder than normal here – 64°, which is about 2° below average for this time of year, so you’ll want a slightly thicker suit. The morning of the 16th is looking glassy with light NNE winds, and that’s the only standout window in the whole run. The energy is weak to moderate (219), so it won’t be powerful, but at least it’s clean. After that, it falls apart again.
Before that, there’s a big gap of nothing. From now through the 15th, it’s all cross-shore or cross-on winds, chop, and weak, disorganized surf. The swell does push up a bit around the 14th and 15th – 6ft to 7ft – but it’s coming from the NNE with a dismal 6-7 second period, and the fresh cross-shore NE wind is going to make it lumpy and messy. For a beach break like this, that’s not going to be fun; it looks more like a kite-surfing setup than a paddle-surfing one.
The second week keeps the pattern going. The 21st of August sees the biggest swell of the period, 8ft in the morning and 8ft in the afternoon, but it’s still short-period NNE windswell and the conditions are only rated as marginal, with light cross-onshore winds. A clean-up set like that could be too much for beginners, and it's really only going to appeal to the experts who don't mind the wind and wonky shape.
Then on Saturday the 22nd, there’s a brief tease: 4ft from the NE with glassy conditions in the morning. That’s promising but it’s a short window before the wind comes up again in the afternoon. Definitely not the sort of thing you’d set your alarm for.
Honestly, the only real recommendation I have is the early morning of Sunday the 16th – 5ft of NNE swell, glassy, clean, and the water’s about average for the season. It’s small, but it’s the best of a pretty ordinary bunch. Keep your expectations low and your board selection small.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 7 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 12 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
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 kJ | 11 | 53 | 106 | 96 | 70 | 73 | 77 | 83 | 56 | 104 | 85 | 139 | 184 | 173 | 181 | 270 | 245 | 205 | 176 | 431 | 516 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:51PM2.62m | 1:35AM2.58m | 2:10PM2.80m | 2:49AM2.75m | 3:15PM3.07m | 3:49AM2.96m | 4:08PM3.33m | 4:39AM3.14m | 4:56PM3.55m | 5:24AM3.27m | 5:40PM3.66m | 6:06AM3.31m | 6:21PM3.67m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:11PM0.85m | 7:44AM0.82m | 8:30PM0.64m | 8:53AM0.63m | 9:33PM0.38m | 9:49AM0.40m | 10:26PM0.14m | 10:38AM0.20m | 11:12PM-0.04m | 11:22AM0.07m | 11:55PM-0.12m | 12:03PM0.01m | 00:35AM-0.09m | ||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:49 | — | — | 9:47 | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:44 | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:40 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 43 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 73 | 77 | 83 | 55 | 104 | 81 | 139 | 184 | 173 | 181 | 270 | 245 | 205 | 136 | 106 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNW 12 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | NNW 12 | WNW 10 | W 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | WNW 12 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 53 | 106 | 96 | 70 | 34 | 20 | 13 | 56 | 18 | 85 | 73 | 32 | 14 | 98 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | N 5 | — | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 5 | W 5 | — | N 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 11 | 19 | 2 | 2 | — | 20 | 19 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 35 | 102 | 176 | 431 | 516 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 341 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 26 | 248 | 26 | 26 | 146 | 26 | 26 | 406 | 26 | 49 | 146 | 128 | 39 | 248 | 150 |
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