Surf Forecasts:
Figueira da Foz - Buarcos surf forecast from 21 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 22 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period, NNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 23 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period, W swell with 723 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Figueira da Foz - Buarcos this week:
The surf forecast for Figueira da Foz - Buarcos over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Figueira da Foz - Buarcos in the next 16 days are 1.6m 12s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 8s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Figueira da Foz - Buarcos over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s cut through the noise for the next couple of weeks.
First up, this Friday the 21st – there’s a 7ft NW swell, but that north wind will have it a bit scratchy. Not the day to get excited about. Saturday the 22nd drops to 4ft, but the morning is glassy – that’s your clean, if smaller, option for the weekend.
Then it goes downhill. Sunday the 23rd through to at least Tuesday the 26th is mostly onshore junk – small, bumpy, and not worth the effort. There’s a real dry spell in there.
Now, the one to circle is Friday the 28th. Swell bumps back up to 6ft from the NW with a 10-second period, and the wind is light and offshore. That’s the cleanest, best-shaped surf of the whole stretch. Buarcos (Figueira da Foz - Buarcos) will be firing, but it’s an inconsistent break, so you’ll sit and wait for the good ones. Water’s about 68°, pretty much average for this time of year.
Saturday the 29th is still decent – 5ft with a morning offshore – but not as strong as Friday.
We go quiet again until around the 3rd of September. That’s when a longer-period swell shows up – 1.8m (6ft) at 11 seconds – and it looks promising, but it’s far out. Treat it as a “maybe.” The 4th and 5th of September also have some size – 5ft to 7ft – but the wind is more cross-off, so it won’t be as clean as Friday the 28th.
So, if you’ve got one day to chase, make it the 28th. Everything else is either too small, too windy, or too far away to trust.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SE by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 13 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 772 | 710 | 532 | 295 | 168 | 679 | 566 | 417 | 230 | 289 | 335 | 156 | 76 | 53 | 48 | 110 | 116 | 250 | 597 | 351 | 562 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:50PM2.33m | 11:34AM2.44m | 00:25AM2.36m | 12:52PM2.56m | 1:31AM2.48m | 1:46PM2.74m | 2:17AM2.65m | 2:28PM2.93m | 2:53AM2.81m | 3:04PM3.10m | 3:26AM2.96m | 3:37PM3.25m | 3:57AM3.09m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15PM1.60m | 4:48AM1.65m | 6:04PM1.60m | 6:28AM1.62m | 7:26PM1.46m | 7:35AM1.48m | 8:15PM1.28m | 8:19AM1.31m | 8:53PM1.10m | 8:55AM1.13m | 9:25PM0.94m | 9:28AM0.97m | 9:55PM0.81m | ||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | WNW 13 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 8 | NNW 7 | SW 7 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 532 | 295 | 168 | 679 | 566 | 417 | 230 | 289 | 17 | 156 | 76 | 53 | 48 | 110 | 116 | 250 | 597 | 351 | 562 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | SW 6 | NNW 7 | S 13 | NNW 7 | N 6 | W 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 11 | — | NW 9 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 42 | 40 | 39 | 76 | 50 | 19 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 5 | — | 307 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NNW 8 | SW 13 | — | S 13 | W 10 | NW 12 | W 10 | SW 12 | NW 14 | — | — | NW 14 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 7 | — | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SW 8 | — | — | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 772 | 710 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 335 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 542 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 32 | 86 | 4 | 274 | 283 | 4 | 4 | 264 | 4 | 96 | 272 | 344 | 170 | 351 | 0 |
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