Playa de Xago Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what’s coming up for Playa de Xago.

There’s surf on the table, but this is a mixed bag over the next couple of weeks. We start off with a few tiny, clean days, then the wind turns ugly on us before a late burst of energy shows up around the 20th of August. You gotta pick your moments.

Let’s kick it off. On the morning of Monday, August 10th, we’ve got tiny waves at 2 ft from the NW with a short period of 9 seconds. The combined energy is weak at 83. The water is sitting at 69°, which is pretty much average for this time of year. The wind is dead glassy from the east, so the surface will be smooth as a lake. You might get a fun little ankle-biter, but it’s really only for a very quick paddle. That same tiny, glassy trend continues through Tuesday morning the 11th with 2 ft NW swell.

Now, from the afternoons through the middle of the week, the onshore and cross-shore breezes kick in, making everything a choppy mess. We get a brief window on Wednesday morning the 12th with clean conditions from a cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is barely 2 ft. Really marginal stuff.

The first standout, and the best we’re going to see for a while, arrives on Thursday morning, August 13th. We get a jump in period to a long 12 seconds from the WNW. The swell is still small at 2 ft, but the wave energy bumps up to a moderate 119, and the wind is glassy out of the NW. This is a proper groundswell window. If you can paddle out on the high tide, those longer-period lines should offer a clean, peelable little wave. A good one for the dedicated longboarder.

That’s about it for the first week. We hit a really rough patch from the 14th through to the 19th with persistent onshore and cross-onshore winds trashing the quality. On Saturday, August 15th, the swell picks up to 4-4 ft, but it’s short period (7 seconds) and wind-affected, topping out at 181 in energy. Not worth paddling for. The morning of Sunday, August 16th, is glassy with a 5 ft swell, but the period is a short 7 seconds, so expect bumpy, weak lines.

Here is where the forecast gets interesting, though. Looking long-range, the week of August 20th shows a significant pulse of NW groundswell. On Thursday morning, August 20th, we see a solid 4 ft swell with a long 11-second period from the NW. The combined energy jumps to a strong 258. The wind is onshore from the WNW, which is a shame for the morning, but the raw power is there. By Friday morning, August 21st, the swell is still 4 ft from the NW at 10 seconds, with a very light cross-onshore wind. With energy at 311, this is the most powerful swell of the whole run. It’s a proper late-summer pulse. If the wind does a last-minute swing offshore, this one on the 21st will be the session of the window. As it stands, it’s a promising but uncertain prospect for the end of the month.

Finally, a last glassy chance crops up on Sunday morning, August 23rd, with a building 4 ft NW swell under glassy conditions. A solid, clean morning for a paddle if you missed the swell earlier in the week.

Stay patient. The beginning is tiny but clean, and the real energy in late August is worth keeping an eye on.

Rusty.

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