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Playa de Xago (Asturias)
Xago. Photo: Ricardo Fdez, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Xago

Surf spot · Spain

Is it worth the trip?

47Fair out of 100 for your dates

Stay home

Best on Tue 3: 4 ft swell at 5 s

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 53 out of 100

Swell
3 ft10 scrumbling
Energy
204kJ
Wind
SSE 5 kn
Temp
15°C

Tue 3 · 65 out of 100

Swell
4 ft5 smushy
Energy
105kJ
Wind
ESE 8 kn
Temp
13°C

Wed 4 · 42 out of 100

Swell
3 ft5 smushy
Energy
47kJ
Wind
NE 3 kn
Temp
13°C

Thu 5 · 44 out of 100

Swell
2 ft10 scrumbling
Energy
107kJ
Wind
NW 3 kn
Temp
13°C

Fri 6 · 36 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 scrumbling
Energy
53kJ
Wind
SSE 5 kn
Temp
15°C

Sat 7 · 27 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 scrumbling
Energy
49kJ
Wind
E 5 kn
Temp
14°C

Sun 8 · 30 out of 100

Swell
2 ft9 scrumbling
Energy
43kJ
Wind
ESE 8 kn
Temp
16°C

Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 10 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 166, good
  2. Mon 253, fair
  3. Tue 365, good
  4. Wed 442, poor
  5. Thu 544, too small
  6. Fri 636, too small
  7. Sat 727, too small
  8. Sun 830, too small
  9. Mon 913, too small
  10. Tue 1066, good

The spot in five facts

  • Faces NWtakes swell from the NW
  • Offshore: SEwind from the land
  • Intermediate +who it suits
  • Works 2–8 ftof swell
  • Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit

Full forecast

every day, every number

The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Xago, each day
DayScore for intermediatesSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 1Nov66, good6 ft10 scrumbling8 ft at break (est.)565kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots, offshore16°C
Mon 2Nov53, fair3 ft10 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.)204kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore15°C
Tue 3Nov65, good4 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)105kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore13°C
Wed 4Nov42, poor3 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.)47kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots13°C
Thu 5Nov44, too small2 ft10 scrumbling4 ft at break (est.)107kJwind from the north-west, 3 knots13°C
Fri 6Nov36, too small2 ft9 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.)53kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, offshore15°C
Sat 7Nov27, too small2 ft9 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.)49kJwind from the east, 5 knots, offshore14°C
Sun 8Nov30, too small2 ft9 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.)43kJwind from the east-south-east, 8 knots, offshore16°C
Mon 9Nov13, too small1 ft10 shollow2 ft at break (est.)11kJwind from the south-east, 3 knots, offshore18°C
Tue 10Nov66, good3 ft11 scrumbling5 ft at break (est.)234kJwind from the east, 5 knots16°C

Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More

Tide

  • Sun 1 NovLow 02:18 −1.1 mHigh 08:39 +1.3 mLow 15:08 −1.2 mHigh 21:29 +0.9 m
  • Mon 2 NovLow 03:31 −1.0 mHigh 09:59 +1.2 mLow 16:29 −1.2 mHigh 22:56 +0.9 m
  • Tue 3 NovLow 04:53 −0.9 mHigh 11:23 +1.2 mLow 17:49 −1.2 m

Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Map

the spot, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates, a surf spot for intermediates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Xago

Sablera de Xagó
Photo: Pachug, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ensenada Xagó
Photo: Pachug, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About

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About Xago

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.

The spot faces NW (320°), so it takes swell from the NW. The wind blows offshore from the SE (140°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 350 m out (1 in 34). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 13°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 21°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). The town to stay in is Avilés, 5.4 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 2 surf spots.

Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,010–US$1,920 each

about US$1,010–US$1,920 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, board and wetsuit.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to OVD, estimated from distance and season, changing at MAD, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$449–US$931
Taxiairport and back, sharedabout US$20–US$33
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$208–US$348
Food7 days eating outabout US$234–US$442
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$100–US$167
Totalabout US$1,010–US$1,920

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Avilés

9 min by car · 27 places to stay

about US$80/nightcountry average

See 27 places to stay in Avilés · Booking.com

About Avilés its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$80 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 17h 10m

About 17h 10m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → OVD, changing at Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD), then 30 min by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.