Figueiros Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's cut through the noise and get into it. We've got a stretch of run-of-the-mill conditions ahead, with a couple of moments that might just get the heart rate up. It's all about picking your moments.

The immediate outlook is pretty uninspiring. We've got swell, but the wind is all over the shop, blowing cross and onshore for the next few days. Sunday afternoon (the 23rd) is about as good as it gets to start, and that's not saying much. There’s a clean 7ft of west swell at Figueiros, but it's going to be a bit of a battle with that moderate cross-off breeze. The water is sitting at 68°, which is a bit colder than normal for this time of year. Energy is moderate at 956, but the conditions are only going to be marginal.

Monday and Tuesday are write-offs, with poor surf conditions and the wind chopping things up. We’re looking at a couple of days where it’s just not worth the paddle.

But then, hold on. Tuesday morning the 25th, the wind drops right out. We’ve got glassy conditions, with a smaller but cleaner 5ft west-northwest swell. The energy is weak at 226, so it won't have much push, but for a beginner, this is your window. It's the cleanest surf of the first week, plain and simple.

After that, it's a wasteland of onshore slop until we hit a serious pulse on Friday the 28th. The ocean switches on. We get a 10ft west-northwest groundswell with a long 13-second period. The energy jumps to a strong 3116. This is a big one. However, it comes with a moderate cross-onshore wind, making things choppy. A few days later, on the 4th and 5th of September, we see that same west-northwest energy dropping right back down to the 5ft to 6ft range, but the wind finally turns offshore, cleaning things up nicely. The morning of Saturday the 5th looks particularly good with a light east-southeast offshore and clean waves.

Now, if you’re looking for the standout, it’s got to be the Saturday morning of the 5th of September. It’s the combination of a clean 5ft west-northwest swell with a light offshore wind that makes all the difference. It won't be big, but it will be fun and clean. A close second is that window on Tuesday the 25th, especially if you’re just getting your feet wet. The bigger Friday the 28th swell is a beast, but the onshore wind will make it a battle for even the experienced guys over 8ft.

Don't get too excited about the bigger stuff if you're new to this – anything over 5ft is pushing it, and that Friday swell is well into expert territory. For the rest of the period, it's a bit of a lottery, with the wind never really giving us a clean run.

Alright, that's the look of it. The long range is promising, but those calls are always less certain. Keep an eye on the forecasts.

Rusty, out.

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