Surf Forecasts:
Santa Maria de Oia surf forecast from 7 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 13 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 14 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period, NW swell with 304 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 8 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with W swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Santa Maria de Oia this week:
The surf forecast for Santa Maria de Oia over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 08) at 5PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Santa Maria de Oia in the next 16 days are 1.4m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 14) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.2m 2s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 08) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Thu 13th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Fri 14th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Santa Maria de Oia over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Righto, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for Santa Maria de Oia over the next couple of weeks.
Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – it’s looking pretty grim for a proper surf. The water’s sitting at 68°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, but that’s about the only highlight. The first proper glimpse of anything rideable doesn’t really show until Saturday morning, August 8th, and even then it’s tiny 0.3m dribble with a cross-off breeze. It’s clean, but there’s no push in it.
The whole first week is a lot of waiting. You’ll see small, weak swells popping up – like a 0.9m on Sunday morning, August 9th, with a period of 7 seconds and moderate energy (127). The wind is cross-off, so it’s clean, but the waves are ordinary. The pattern repeats: a bit of size appears, the energy climbs, but the wind swings onshore or cross-onshore and ruins it. Tuesday morning, August 11th, is the closest we get to a moment – glassy conditions with 0.6m, but still just surfable, not good.
The only real standout, and I mean the only one, is the morning of Thursday, August 13th. The wind goes glassy, dead calm, and there’s a 0.9m west swell with a 9-second period. The energy is solid (148), and the conditions will be clean and smooth. It’s not big, but for this break, that’s the window. The swell direction (W) is a bit off the optimum (NW), but the glass-off makes it your best bet.
After that, it’s a long dry spell. The swell tries to pick up around August 20th and 21st with some 7ft and 6ft pulses from the WNW and NNW, but the wind is onshore and howling at 12-16 mph. That much swell with that wind – that’s kite-surfing territory, not a paddle. The energy is huge for the afternoon of the 20th (749), but it’s blown out and messy. Only for the experts, and even then it’s a battle.
So, to sum it up: if you’re itching for a wave, make the call for Thursday August 13th morning. It’s small, clean, and your only real chance. Otherwise, you’re looking at a whole lot of flat and choppy nothing. It’s a quiet spell, but forecasts can change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 14 | 14 | 52 | 64 | 79 | 90 | 76 | 71 | 43 | 15 | 42 | 34 | 125 | 130 | 159 | 132 | 127 | 99 | 232 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:48PM2.34m | 12:32PM2.44m | 1:16AM2.40m | 1:50PM2.62m | 2:30AM2.56m | 2:54PM2.86m | 3:29AM2.75m | 3:48PM3.11m | 4:19AM2.92m | 4:35PM3.31m | 5:04AM3.03m | 5:19PM3.41m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25PM0.86m | 6:04AM0.86m | 6:56PM0.79m | 7:27AM0.77m | 8:14PM0.59m | 8:35AM0.59m | 9:16PM0.34m | 9:31AM0.38m | 10:08PM0.12m | 10:19AM0.20m | 10:54PM-0.04m | 11:02AM0.07m | 11:36PM-0.11m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
 | — | 9:46 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | 9:43 | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | 9:38 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 4 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 7 | 6 | 52 | 64 | 79 | 90 | 47 | 71 | 43 | 6 | 42 | 34 | 125 | 130 | 159 | 132 | 127 | 99 | 232 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NNW 7 | W 9 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 7 | W 6 | NW 6 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 5 | WNW 11 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 47 | 48 | 45 | 76 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 19 | 27 | 34 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 20 | 82 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | W 9 | NNW 7 | N 6 | N 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 11 | NNW 10 | WSW 6 | W 5 | WNW 9 | WNW 4 | S 11 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 5 | — | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 4 | 49 | — | 12 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 1138 | 54 | 69 | 69 | 17 | 148 | 65 | 21 | 21 | 71 | 17 | 17 | 65 | 17 | 21 | 85 | 21 | 17 | 65 |
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