Playa de Xago Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer at Playa de Xago over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, the first few days are pretty ordinary. Saturday the 15th and Sunday the 16th offer tiny, weak swell and winds that aren’t doing us any favours. The combined swell energy is a meek 74 (Saturday morning) to 134 (Sunday afternoon), and the swell period is a short 7-8 seconds. Not worth paddling out for.

Monday the 17th is a little better – still small, with the swell around 2ft to 3ft from the NNW, and the wind is a clean cross-offshore. The combined energy stays low (67-80), so you’ll be scratching for waves, but at least it’s clean. Tuesday the 18th is even smaller, and Wednesday the 19th is a tease: a 1ft swell with a very long 14-second period, but just 42 combined energy. That long period groundswell might offer a few lines, but it’s tiny.

Now, Thursday the 20th shows a bit more grunt: 4ft from the NW, period 10 seconds, combined energy 217 in the morning. The wind is clean cross-off. It’s still marginal, but better than the previous days. The standout starts to shape up on Friday the 21st morning: 5ft from the NNW, 10-second period, combined energy 483, and clean cross-offshore wind. That’s the best swell we’ve seen so far, and it’s a solid intermediate size. The water temperature is about average for the time of year, nothing unusual.

The real standout, though, is Wednesday the 26th morning. The swell is 5ft from the NW with an 11-second period, combined energy a punchy 521, and the wind is glassy. That’s clean, lined-up waves, pushing into the intermediate zone. It’s the best on offer in the whole outlook. After that, Thursday the 27th morning is still good with 4ft NW, 10-second period, 309 combined energy, and clean cross-off wind.

There’s a bit of a lull, then Saturday the 29th morning brings another quality day: 4ft from the WNW, a long 13-second period, combined energy 598, and clean cross-off wind. That’s a nice groundswell. The afternoon bumps up to 5ft with a 11-second period and 653 combined energy, but the wind picks up to a moderate breeze. Morning is the pick. Sunday the 30th morning is still good: 4ft WNW, 9-second period, 237 combined energy, and clean.

So, if you’ve got a session to pick, lock in the morning of the 26th of August. That glassy, clean 5ft NW swell with 11-second period and 521 combined energy is the standout. The morning of the 29th is a close second – that long-period groundswell with 598 combined energy is a treat. The 21st and 27th mornings are also solid options. Crowds are listed as “often” at Playa de Xago, so expect company on the good days, especially with the clean conditions.

Stay stoked.

Rusty.

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