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Right now

Live conditions from Open-Meteo, refreshed hourly.

Water temp
21°C
Pleasant for swimming
Wave height
1.0m
Choppy — take care
Wind
2km/h
ESE breeze
UV index
6/ 11
High — seek shade midday

7-day outlook

7-day marine forecast from Open-Meteo.

Water temperature

Next 7 days, °C

21°21°21°21°22°21.5 °CWed 2Thu 3Fri 4Sat 5Sun 6Mon 7Tue 8

Wave height

Next 7 days, metres

0.4m1.0m1.5m2.1m1.7 mWed 2Thu 3Fri 4Sat 5Sun 6Mon 7Tue 8
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7-day water temperature and wave height forecast for Playa de Xagó
DayWater temp (°C)Wave height (m)
Wed 220.91.0
Thu 321.00.8
Fri 421.30.8
Sat 521.21.6
Sun 621.21.7
Mon 721.21.3
Tue 821.51.3

Typical water temperature by month

Modeled estimate

Plausible seasonal climatology derived from latitude, for illustration — not a measured average.

Monthly water temperature

Typical range across the year, °C

13°16°20°23°26°Typical this month: 24°CJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Typical monthly water temperature at Playa de Xagó (modeled climatology)
MonthTypical water temp (°C)
Jan16
Feb15
Mar16
Apr17
May20
Jun22
Jul24
Aug24
Sep24
Oct22
Nov20
Dec18

Location & nearby beaches

43.6080°N, -5.9176°E · Open larger map ↗ · Open in Google Maps ↗

Nearby beaches

Distances calculated as straight-line (haversine) from official coordinates.

How do you get to Playa de Xagó?

  • By car: there's parking about ~560 m from the beach.
  • Nearest bus stop is about ~1.1 km away.

Food, stays & town

  • Nearest city: Avilés, about ~5.8 km away.
  • 1 place to eat within 1 km Closest is Bar Quevedo, about ~680 m away.

What kind of beach is this?

With no facilities mapped nearby, this beach is usually on the quiet side even in season — worth knowing if you're after solitude, but also worth bringing your own water and shade.

Estimated from OpenStreetMap surroundings data (ODbL).

Good for
  • A quiet swim

Is the water clean at Playa de Xagó?

Playa de Xagó is a coastal bathing site with an official EU Bathing Water rating of Excellent for the 2025 season — the highest official classification under the EU bathing-water assessment. That annual classification comes from the EU Bathing Water Directive: national authorities test for two indicator bacteria, intestinal enterococci and E. coli, throughout the bathing season, then report the full-season results to the European Environment Agency (EEA) the following spring — the 2025 season's rating was published in spring 2026, and the 2026 season won't be rated until spring 2027. In addition to that yearly rating, some national authorities — for Croatia, the national environmental authority — publish individual water sample results during the season itself, ahead of the annual report. There's parking about ~560 m from the beach.

That rating has been consistent: every one of the 11 classified seasons on record has come back Excellent or Good. The most reliable swimming window here typically runs from July–September, with the water usually at its warmest around August. Outside that window it's cooler and often quieter. It's been a consistently reliable spot too — the rating has held at Excellent for 11 straight years. The nearest town, Avilés, is about ~5.8 km away.

That “Excellent” label comes from a full season of official water sampling, not a single test — it's one step on a four-point scale (Excellent, Good, Sufficient, Poor) reassessed once a year. Today's actual conditions can differ from the seasonal average, so for a live snapshot see the “Right now” and 7-day outlook panels above. There's 1 place to eat near the beach — Bar Quevedo, about ~680 m away.