Playa de Xago Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s get into it.

Right off the bat, I’ll be straight with you – the next 16 days at Playa de Xago are looking pretty flat. There’s a real lack of energy in the water, and a lot of the time the wind is working against us. The combined swell energy rarely gets above weak (66) even at its best, so we’re not dealing with any proper groundswell here. We’re stuck with small, short-period windswell that just doesn’t have the guts to push through the conditions.

The first bit of hope comes on Thursday morning, July 9th. We’ve got a tiny 2ft swell from the WNW with a period of 9 seconds, and the wind is glassy from the NNW. That’s clean, but it’s really small. It’s surfable, but you’ll be working for every little bump. The afternoon turns cross-shore with a light breeze from the NNE, which will mess up the face.

Friday the 10th is a similar story. The morning has an onshore wind from the WNW, making it pretty ordinary. The afternoon glass-off with a light NW wind cleans it up, but we’re still only looking at 2ft waves. It’s a session for the longboard or a foamie, and you’ll be sharing the water because crowds are often.

The weekend into next week is a real write-off. Saturday and Sunday are bogged down by cross-on winds and periods that drop to 5 seconds. The wind is just too much for the tiny swell to handle. Monday through Wednesday of the following week (July 14-16) have some glassy mornings, but the swell is barely 2ft with a combined energy of 39 or less. That’s barely a ripple.

Honestly, there’s a gap from around July 11th right through to July 20th where the surf is genuinely poor. The energy is weak, the period is short, and the wind is rarely your friend. You’ll see a slight bump in size on the 20th and 21st, with 2ft to 3ft of swell, but the wind is cross-on and the period is a gutless 6 seconds. That’s not worth paddling out for.

The only standout, and I mean the *only* one, is the Thursday morning, July 9th. The combination of glassy wind and a 9-second period for that tiny 2ft swell is the best you’re going to get. It’s not a classic, it’s not a bomb, but it’s clean. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

For the rest of the window, it’s a blank run. This is a spot that really needs a solid pulse of NW swell, and we’re just not seeing it. The conditions are more interesting for a kite than a surfboard. Keep an eye on it, but don’t hold your breath.

- Rusty

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