Figueiros Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you. Looking at the next 16 days, the surfbox is pretty much locked up tight. There’s nothing on the menu that gets the heart racing, and we’re looking at a long stretch of onshore junk and closeouts. It’s not going to be a good run for the paddle crew, so maybe keep the boards in the car for a while.

The one spot on the map is Figueiros, and to be honest, it’s a bit of a heartbreaker. The water’s sitting at 66°, which is a solid 5° colder than normal for this time of year – that’s a wetsuit you won’t want to leave home without. The forecast for Tuesday the 18th is a cross-shore breeze with a 3ft swell, but it’s coming from the NNW, which is completely wrong for this place. It just looks like poor, weak surf, so we’ll leave that one alone.

We’ve got a gap of a few days where there’s nothing worth paddling out for. The most promising bit is a short window on Wednesday the 19th morning. We get a light offshore breeze from the SSE and a small 3ft swell, but it’s still from the NNW. The energy is weak, and while it’s clean, it’s just not going to be any fun. It’s a surfable wave, but very ordinary. That’s about as good as it gets in the first week, and that’s saying something.

From Thursday right through until Tuesday the 25th, it’s just a write-off. We see the swell pick up, but it’s all from the NNW and NW with onshore winds. We’re looking at waves in the 5ft to 7ft range from the 21st to the 24th, which has some energy behind it, but with the wind howling onshore from the NW, it’s just going to be a messy, choppy, blown-out pool. The period is short, so there’s no punch in it, just whitewater. This is more of a kitesurfing forecast than a surfing one, to be honest.

The second week doesn’t offer much hope either. Things stay small and onshore through to the 26th. There’s a bit more size again on the 29th and 30th of August, with 6ft swells, but the period is still short and the wind is all over the place. By the 2nd of September, we see a 5ft swell from the NW with a 10-second period, but the wind is still cross-onshore, and the whole setup just looks weak. With the wrong wind and swell direction, it’s never going to come together at this break.

So, there you have it. Nothing to get excited about, no standouts. The long-range stuff is promising in size but not in quality. Just one of those blank runs. The best bet is that Wednesday morning window, but keep expectations low. Forecasts can change, but as it stands, I’d be finding something else to do.

Rusty out.

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