Playa de Xago Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s talk about what’s on offer at Playa de Xago.

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – the next few days are flat. The first week of this outlook is a real struggle. We don’t see anything worth paddling out for until Thursday the 20th. Up until then, it’s a whole lot of nothing. The water temp is sitting at 69°, which is pretty much normal for this time of year.

Now, the best of the bunch, and the only real standout in this whole window, is Thursday afternoon the 20th. We get a 5ft NW swell rolling in, with a 10-second period, and the wind goes glassy from the NNW. That’s clean. The combined energy is solid (438), so there’s some push behind it. For an intermediate surfer, this is your window. The swell is consistent, the direction is right on the money for this spot, and it’s exposed to the NW. Just be aware that crowds are often here, so don’t expect to have it to yourself.

Friday the 21st keeps the size up around 5ft to 6ft from the NW, but the wind is a bit messy – cross-on in the morning and onshore in the afternoon. It’s still surfable, but it’s not as clean as that Thursday session. The energy is still strong (612 in the morning), but the quality drops.

Then we get a bit of a lull. Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd see the swell drop and the wind turn onshore, making for poor conditions. By Monday the 24th, it’s back to flat, tiny waves.

We get a little pulse again on Tuesday the 25th. It’s small, 2ft to 3ft from the NW, but the wind is glassy in the morning and offshore from the ESE in the afternoon. It’s clean, but the waves are very ordinary. The energy is weak (73 in the morning, 162 in the afternoon).

The surf stays small and ordinary through Wednesday the 26th and into the following week. There’s a big spike on Thursday the 27th of August – 8ft from the NW with a 9-second period – but the wind screams onshore at 22 mph, making it a total mess. The energy is massive (901), but it’s unsurfable. That setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The last week of the window is pretty bleak. More small, weak swells, with the occasional glassy or clean window but no real power. The energy is well under 100 most days, and the swell height rarely gets above 3ft. It’s a real stretch to find anything to get excited about.

So, to wrap it up: your best bet is Thursday afternoon the 20th. Get on it. The rest of the period is mostly a write-off or just ordinary.

Rusty.

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