Playa de Xago Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, this is Rusty. Let’s talk about Playa de Xago for the next 16 days. There’s a bit of a wait for the good stuff, but it does show up.

We kick off Tuesday the 1st of September. The first surf worth paddling out for is on Tuesday morning. The NW swell is pushing 5ft with a 9-second period, and that combined energy is moderate at 383. What makes this one a real standout is the wind: glassy from the east at just 3 mph. The water is sitting at 20°, which is bang on average for this time of year, nothing unusual there. This is the best on offer for the whole outlook. The swell is coming from the NW, which is right in the sweet spot for this very consistent, exposed break. It’s an intermediate wave, and it’s going to be clean with that offshore-adjacent wind. Be aware, crowds are listed as possible here.

Tuesday afternoon stays clean with a cross-off breeze, but the swell drops a touch to 4ft.

Wednesday the 2nd sees a drop in size – 2ft in the morning with glassy conditions, but it’s small and ordinary. Afternoon gets cross and choppy.

Thursday the 3rd and Friday the 4th are mostly poor. Small, weak swell and onshore or cross winds.

Saturday the 5th has a pulse of longer-period swell. The morning sees 4ft with an 11-second period (longer period groundswell), but the wind is a moderate 12 mph cross-off. The energy jumps to 278. It’s marginal, but the period is interesting. The afternoon bumps up to 4ft and a 12-second period, with energy at 463. Still, the wind state keeps it from being a clean standout.

Sunday the 6th has a light cross-on wind, so it’s messy. Not recommended.

Monday the 7th through to Thursday the 10th see a slow build. The next pocket of quality comes on Tuesday the 8th morning. Glassy, zero wind, 4ft NW swell at 10 seconds, energy of 211. It’s clean, and the score reflects that. A solid session for intermediates.

Then Thursday the 10th morning is another glassy calm moment – 4ft NW, 10-second period, energy of 290. Clean. That morning session is a genuine highlight before the wind frays it in the afternoon.

From Friday the 11th through Monday the 14th, it’s a mix of average or poor conditions. Nothing worth chasing.

Saturday the 12th has a couple of windows with clean cross-off wind, and 4ft to 4ft NW swell, but it’s not a standout compared to the early week windows.

After a dry spell with tiny waves through the middle of the second week, we get a very long period groundswell on Wednesday the 16th of September. Morning has just 1ft but a 14-second period – very straight-running, better for a point or reef. Afternoon is 2ft with a 13-second period, and 226 energy. The wind is a moderate cross-off. It’s a whisper of a wave, and with that kind of period at a beach break, it might be too straight and close out. Only for the dedicated.

There’s a big gap of slim pickings from around the 13th to the 16th. If you want the best wave, be on the water Tuesday the 1st morning or Tuesday the 8th morning. Glassy, head-high-ish, and clean.

- Rusty

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