Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Traba surf forecast from 13 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 20 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period, NNW swell with 611 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa de Traba this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Playa de Traba in the next 16 days are 1.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 20) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 12s period and expected on Friday (Aug 14) at 8PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 20th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Traba over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s in store for Playa de Traba.
Honestly, it’s a pretty grim run for the next couple of weeks. The first real chance of anything decent doesn’t come until over a week away, so there’s a long gap of nothing worth paddling out for. The wind is mostly cross or cross-onshore, and the surf quality is just not there. The energy is very weak for most of it, with combined swell energy readings stuck in the two hundreds (e.g., 318, 253, 155) – that’s just not enough push to get excited about, and the water temp is 66°, which is about average for this time of year.
The only window that even looks like a possibility is Sunday the 23rd. That morning, the wind goes glassy, which is a huge plus. The swell is 5ft from the NW with a period of 8 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 275. It’s still not huge, but the glassy conditions will make it clean. Playa de Traba is an exposed beach break, and the optimum swell direction is NW, so this is the best alignment we get. Keep in mind, this is a beginner-friendly break, and 5ft is right on the edge of being too much for absolute beginners, but for anyone else, it’s rideable. The glassy morning is the only real standout in the whole 16-day stretch.
After that, Monday the 24th has a bigger groundswell (5ft, 10 seconds from NNW) with a combined energy of 812, which is a big jump in power. But the wind is onshore, and the forecast is already marked as marginal, so it’s not going to be clean. The long period (10 seconds) could make for some better-shaped waves, but at a beach break, it might be a bit wonky. Not the best bet.
Bottom line: wait for Sunday the 23rd morning. It’s the only clean, glassy window with a decent little swell. Everything else is a write-off, with poor winds and no real quality. It’s a long wait.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 245 | 146 | 143 | 137 | 133 | 230 | 230 | 209 | 300 | 352 | 362 | 303 | 382 | 370 | 245 | 223 | 245 | 129 | 107 | 122 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:40PM3.66m | 6:06AM3.31m | 6:21PM3.67m | 6:45AM3.29m | 7:01PM3.56m | 7:24AM3.19m | 7:40PM3.35m | 8:01AM3.04m | 8:18PM3.08m | 8:40AM2.85m | 8:58PM2.79m | 9:21AM2.65m | 9:44PM2.51m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM-0.12m | 12:03PM0.01m | 00:35AM-0.09m | 12:44PM0.06m | 1:14AM0.03m | 1:23PM0.18m | 1:51AM0.23m | 2:02PM0.38m | 2:28AM0.48m | 2:43PM0.62m | 3:06AM0.74m | 3:29PM0.87m | 3:51AM0.99m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — |
 | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | 9:38 | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:32 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 24 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 245 | 146 | 143 | 137 | 95 | 70 | 67 | 59 | 18 | 54 | 40 | 24 | 6 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 50 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | NW 13 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 19 | 11 | 51 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 13 | — | — | S 12 | — | — | W 8 | NNW 9 | S 18 | SW 18 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 10 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 133 | 230 | 230 | 209 | 300 | 352 | 362 | 303 | 382 | 370 | 245 | 223 | 245 | 129 | 107 | 122 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 39 | 49 | 154 | 240 | 187 | 187 | 212 | 186 | 154 | 212 | 168 | 150 | 173 | 186 | 154 | 986 | 150 | 154 | 155 |
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