Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, crew, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the waves on tap for the Figueira da Foz stretch, focusing on Buarcos. It’s a bit of a slow burner to start, so don’t expect to be sprinting for your board just yet.

The next couple of days are looking pretty grim, with Thursday the 27th a complete write-off. We've got a stormy sky overhead and a strong onshore breeze messing up any chance of shape. The swell is there at 6ft, but it’s short-period windswell and just messy. You’d be fighting a losing battle.

We start to see a little more hope on Friday the 28th. There’s a bit more size at 7ft, but the wind is still cross-shore and the period is around 10-11 seconds, making for a lumpy, uncertain ocean. It’s a marginal call at best; I’d be watching from the sand.

The weekend brings cleaner conditions with a shift to a cross-offshore breeze. Saturday the 29th and Sunday the 30th see the swell drop to a manageable 4-5ft with a clean surface. These look like the first proper surfable days, but the energy isn't huge. It's not going to be epic, but you’ll get some fun ones if you’re in the right spot. The water temp is sitting at 67°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year.

The start of the new week, from Monday the 31st through to Thursday the 3rd of September, is a bit of a letdown. The swell backs off, and a stronger cross-offshore wind keeps things choppy and mostly poor. There’s surf, but it’s uninspiring.

Then, things get interesting. We’ve got a few days of real promise around the 6th and 7th of September. There’s a solid 6-6ft of groundswell from the northwest with a longer 10-11 second period, and the forecast is for clean, glassy conditions with light or offshore winds. The wave energy jumps right up (878 kW/m on Sunday morning), and this looks like the standout window. This is the one to circle in the calendar. A proper point break like Buarcos will handle this energy well.

After that, things seem to taper off again. The rest of the week looks smaller and windier, with strong northerly breezes kicking up through the 9th. There’s a tiny window on the 10th with some offshore wind, but the swell is tiny.

So, the long and the short of it: if you can, wait for Sunday the 6th and Monday the 7th of September. That’s where the magic is. Everything else is just waiting around.

Later, Rusty.

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