Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right then, let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks here at Figueira da Foz.

Honestly, for the first week or so, it’s a bit of a tough watch. We’ve got swell, sure, but the wind and conditions just aren’t playing ball. The best of the bunch, and really the only standout in this whole run, is going to be Thursday morning, 28 August. That’s when things line up properly at Buarcos, a point break that needs the right conditions. We’re looking at a clean, waist-to-shoulder high swell, around 6ft, coming out of the NW with a nice 10-second period. The key bit is the wind – it’ll be a light N breeze blowing cross-offshore, keeping the surface glassy. The wave energy will be pumping at a solid 589, so there’s plenty of push behind it. It’s an advanced wave for sure, but early birds might find it less crowded. This is the morning session to circle on the calendar.

Before that, the story is pretty average. We’ve got solid surf from the 21st to the 24th of August, with swell heights hitting 7ft, but the wind is all wrong – either onshore or a messy cross-on, making for lumpy, poor conditions. There’s a gap of almost a full week where nothing is really worth paddling out for until that Thursday. The water temp is sitting at 67°F, which is about what you’d expect for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Looking further ahead into the first week of September, there’s a flicker of hope. The morning of Thursday, 3 September sees another pulse of clean NW swell, 7ft with a 10-second period and a light N breeze blowing cross-offshore. The energy is high, at 964, but it’s a long way out. It’s promising, but you’d have to check back closer to the date. The rest of the second week looks like smaller, cleaner leftovers, but nothing that will get the heart racing.

So, in short: be patient, wait for that Thursday morning on the 28th at Buarcos. That’s your best bet by a long shot.

Rusty.

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