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 - Buarcos.

It’s a bit of a slow start, Friday’s just not happening with small weak waves and messy conditions, so don’t even bother paddling out today. We’ve got a little window of clean glassy conditions on Saturday morning (5th September) with waist-high sets, but the swell energy is weak, so it’s more of a longboard or a cruiser session than anything electric.

Sunday morning (6th September) is where things start to look up. We’ve got some chest-high northwest swell with a moderate wave energy (430) and clean cross-off winds – this is one of the real standouts of the forecast period. The water temp is 68°, which is about normal for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Monday (7th September) kicks in with a bit more size, head-high waves from the WNW, and that strong energy (691) coming through, but the winds are up too, making it a bit tricky. It’s surfable, but not the cleanest.

Tuesday (8th September) drops off a little in size, and the wind stays on it, so it’s not worth getting excited about. We’ve got a bit of a lull through the middle of the week until Thursday morning (10th September) when a cleaner NNW swell with moderate energy (486) and light winds arrives – that’s another decent shout for a morning session.

From Saturday 12th September through to Tuesday 15th, it’s mostly small, inconsistent, and ordinary, with the odd clean morning but nothing that’ll get the heart racing. The swell is just too weak or the wind is wrong.

Now, here’s the interesting bit. Starting Wednesday morning (16th September), we’ve got a bigger pulse of swell rolling in – solid 6ft from the NNW, with moderate to strong energy (567). The catch is the cross-shore wind, which will put a bit of a chop on the surface. This swell sticks around into Thursday and Friday (17th & 18th September), with the energy climbing into the strong range (653 and 615) and the swell size pushing 7ft. The winds turn cross-offshore, keeping the surf reasonably clean, but this is getting into the territory where it’s really for experienced surfers only.

The standout from this second week is Saturday morning (19th September). We’ve got a 8ft NNW swell with powerful energy (799) and a solid east wind keeping the waves clean. That’s a big, powerful swell but with a short period (8 seconds), so it’ll be fat and stacked up, better suited for the point break setup here at Buarcos. This one is for the advanced crew only.

Overall, the two best sessions to lock in are Sunday morning (6th September) and Thursday morning (10th September) for clean, manageable waves, and then keep an eye on the 19th of September for the big, powerful cleanup – but that one’s for the experts.

Rusty.

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