Surf report for Xagó
About surfing at Xagó when it works, how to read the report and common questions
How Xagó works
The most exposed stretch of sand in the area, backed by a dune field in Gozón. It is where the most swell gets in anywhere in Asturias: when everywhere else is flat, there is usually a wave here.
- Type of wave
- Exposed beach break
- Workable size
- It already works with San Lorenzo at 0.4 m; closes out from 1.4 m
- Swell that works
- NW–NNW; it also works with a northerly
- Period
- 7 s minimum; perfect from 11 s
- Ideal wind
- ESE–SE (~125°, offshore)
- Best tide
- High
- Level
- Intermediate, because of how fast it grows
How to read this report
- Wave height. It is the real height at the beach, not the open-sea swell: each beach has its own factor, because the same swell does not break the same at Xagó as at the beach next door.
- Period. The seconds between two waves. It is the most underrated number: at the same size, a long period brings waves with power and shape, a short one brings them messy.
- Wind. Always in knots. What matters is not the strength but the direction: blowing from land to sea (offshore) it grooms the wave, from sea to land it messes it up.
- Tide. In metres. Every beach has its good window, and outside it the same day can go from surfable to useless in two hours.
- AI score. A score from 0 to 5 given by a model trained on real ratings of sessions at this very beach — not a generic formula. When the day is bad it says so, which is the point.
Frequently asked questions about surfing at Xagó
What is the best tide to surf at Xagó?
High. The report above gives the tide height hour by hour for the next 8 days, so you can line your session up with the good window.
Which wind works at Xagó?
Its offshore wind comes from ESE–SE (~125°, offshore). Every beach on this coast faces a different way, so the wind that ruins one can be exactly the good one somewhere else: if it does not help here, check the other beaches.
Is Xagó good for beginners?
Intermediate, because of how fast it grows.
Where does this data come from?
The conditions (waves, wind, period, tide and water temperature) come from Open-Meteo and are updated every hour. The quality score is computed by a model specific to Xagó, trained on ratings of real sessions at this beach.