Figueiros Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. I’ve been staring at the charts for the Figueiros stretch, and I gotta be straight with you – it’s a lean run. The whole 16-day window looks pretty grim for a proper paddle. There’s a real shortage of clean, rideable waves coming in.

The wind is the main culprit. It’s blowing from the NNW and N almost constantly, and that’s putting a cross-onshore or onshore chop on just about everything. For a break that’s exposed and looking for a clean W swell, this wind direction is just a buzzkill. The water temp is sitting at 65°, but that’s 5° colder than usual for this time of year, so you’ll be wanting a thicker wetsuit if you’re even thinking about getting in.

Let’s walk through it. The first batch of days, from July 31st right through the first week of August, the swell is tiny and weak. We’re looking at 2ft to 3ft of mostly short-period, weak NNW windswell, with the combined energy barely cracking 100 (54 to 147). The wind is a mess, so it’s just choppy and poor. Not worth a second look.

Things pick up a bit in the second week, but it’s still not good. By August 8th and 9th, we see the swell height bump up to 4ft, and the combined energy climbs into the 100-200 range (181 to 221). The swell is from the NW, which is a better direction, but the period is a short 6 to 9 seconds, meaning weak, lumpy waves. And that wind is still cross-onshore, making it a choppy, frustrating session.

The biggest swells of the window show up around August 13th, with heights hitting 5ft and the combined energy jumping to 297 (moderate to strong). The swell is from the NW, but the period is a short 7 seconds. That’s a lot of water moving but with no real shape. With the wind cranking onshore from the NNW at 19 mph, it’s going to be a messy, blown-out wall of whitewater. Honestly, at that size and with those winds, the setup at Figueiros looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

For the last few days, August 14th and 15th, the swell drops back down to 3ft to 4ft, but the onshore wind doesn’t let up. It’s still a lumpy, cross-onshore mess.

The bottom line: there is no standout session here. Every single day is marked with poor surf conditions. The swell and wind just never line up. For a spot that’s very consistent, this is a real downer. It’s a total blank run for the foreseeable future. Keep an eye on the charts, though – it tends not to stay this poor for long.

Rusty.

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