Figueiros Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at this stretch.

Right off the bat, I’ve got to be straight with you – for a solid week there’s just nothing worth paddling out for. The wind is mostly onshore or cross-onshore, the swell is weak and short period, and the whole setup looks pretty grim. We’re talking poor surf conditions day after day with a combined energy that barely breaks 100 (58 to 79). Water temp is sitting at 70°, which is about average for the time of year, so no surprises there.

Now, there’s a brief flicker of hope on the morning of Sunday, July 12th. The wind goes glassy out of the NW at only 3 mph, the swell bumps up a touch to 2 ft from the NW with a period of 10 seconds, and the combined energy jumps to 161. Conditions are described as *glassy* – that’s the word we want to hear. The water will be clean, even if the waves themselves are pretty ordinary. It’s not a standout by any means, just a small window for a slow, small-wave session. The break? Figueiros, and it's a beginner-friendly, very consistent spot that is exposed to the swell out of the W. But be warned, the offshore wind is from the SE – it's clean, but onshore here is NW, so that glassy moment is truly a wind shift, not a true offshore. Still, it’s the only real chance to get wet without being chewed up by chop.

After that, we’re back into a long run of poor quality. The wind picks up again, the swell gets messy, and through the rest of the week and into the second week the combined energy never really takes off for quality. From about Wednesday, July 16th through to the end of the forecast, we see a building swell – from 2 ft up to 8 ft and combined energy climbing all the way to 744 – but the wind is persistently cross-onshore or onshore, with gusts up to 18–22 mph. The period stays short, mostly 6 to 9 seconds, so it’s not a groundswell; it’s just a messy, lumpy, wind-blown affair.

For the morning of Sunday, July 19th, we hit 6 ft from the NNW with a combined energy of 284, but it’s cross-onshore and lumpy. By Monday, July 20th morning, we’re at 7 ft from the NNW at 18 mph cross-onshore – that’s big enough to be expert-only territory, but the wind will make it a washing machine. Expect a lot of whitewater and not much shape. Honestly, that setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing, given the strong winds and poor wave face.

The best, and really the only, standout in this whole 16-day window is that glassy Sunday morning on July 12th. It’s not going to be epic, but if you want clean, small waves on a beginner-friendly beach, that’s your shot. The rest of the run is a write-off – too much wind, too little quality. It’s a blank run that’s pretty normal for the area when the wind doesn’t play ball. Forecasts can change, so keep an eye out, but as it stands, I’d save the wax for another week.

Rusty.

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