Surf Forecasts:
Playa de Xago surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 9 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 13 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period, WNW swell with 133 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 9 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa de Xago this week:
The surf forecast for Playa de Xago over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa de Xago in the next 16 days are 0.8m 11s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 13) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Sun 9th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 13th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de Xago over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let me break this down for you.
The next couple of weeks are looking pretty quiet for Playa de Xago. We’ve got a long stretch of small, weak swell and mostly poor conditions ahead. Honestly, there’s a big gap here where you’re better off staying home. The first real window of anything worthwhile doesn’t show up until the end of the period, and even then, it’s got its own issues.
Looking at the data, there’s a run from Sunday the 9th through to around the 20th of August where the waves are just tiny, with combined swell energy mostly under 100, barely scraping into triple digits on a couple of afternoons. The swell direction is mainly from the NW, which is the right direction for this spot, but the size is hovering around 1ft to 3ft. That’s knee-to-waist high at best, and the periods are short, around 6 to 10 seconds. There’s no power there. Winds are mostly light, with a few glassy mornings on the 11th, 12th, and 16th, but the waves are just too small to get excited about. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so no complaints there.
The real standout, and really the only one worth mentioning, is the morning of Friday the 21st of August. That morning, a NW swell pushes in at 6ft with an 11-second period. The combined energy jumps to 761, which is a solid, moderate punch. That’s a proper head-high wave. The downside is the wind is a light cross-onshore from the WNW, which will put a bit of texture on the face, but it’s still surfable. This swell is more than 5ft, so it’s getting a bit too much for beginners, but it’s not so big that it’s expert-only. The Friday afternoon is similar, 5ft, but with a bit more cross-on wind from the north. The Saturday morning that follows is smaller, 4ft, but with a direct onshore wind from the NW, which will chop it up.
So, if you’re patient, the morning of Friday the 21st is your best bet. It’s a decent size, from a good direction, and the conditions are passable. The rest of the window is a write-off for any real surfing.
That's the long and short of it. Be patient, or find something else to do until that Friday.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 119 | 100 | 96 | 67 | 79 | 87 | 74 | 58 | 76 | 52 | 38 | 40 | 47 | 111 | 133 | 109 | 65 | 46 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:42AM3.10m | 2:19PM3.36m | 2:57AM3.28m | 3:24PM3.63m | 3:57AM3.50m | 4:18PM3.89m | 4:47AM3.70m | 5:05PM4.11m | 5:32AM3.84m | 5:49PM4.23m | 6:13AM3.89m | 6:29PM4.24m | |||||||
Low Tide | 7:56AM1.22m | 8:44PM1.06m | 9:05AM1.03m | 9:46PM0.79m | 10:02AM0.80m | 10:38PM0.54m | 10:50AM0.59m | 11:24PM0.37m | 11:34AM0.45m | 00:06AM0.29m | 12:16PM0.40m | 00:46AM0.31m | |||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | 9:37 | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | 9:35 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:29 |
mm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | N 5 |
| kJ | 119 | 100 | 96 | 67 | 79 | 87 | 74 | 58 | 76 | 52 | 38 | 40 | 47 | 111 | 133 | 109 | 65 | 46 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | N 15 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | WNW 10 | NNE 5 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 4 | — | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 28 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | NNW 12 | WNW 10 | W 12 | WNW 11 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | N 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 28 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 10 | 152 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 4 | 10 | 144 | 2 | 144 | 367 | 0 |
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