Figueiros Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, let’s talk about what’s going on at Figueiros over the next couple of weeks.

Straight up, it’s a tough run for the next 16 days. We’ve got a real dry spell coming, with long gaps of poor conditions. There’s not a single standout session here, unfortunately.

The first surf worth mentioning pops up on Thursday afternoon, July 2. We’ve got a 6 ft swell from the NW with a period of 9 seconds, and a combined energy of 502 (moderate wave energy). The water temp is 68°, which is about average for this time of year. The wind is cross-on from the W at 6 mph, which isn't ideal – it'll be a bit bumpy, described as light cross-onshore with small wind ripples. It’s marginal, and the overall score reflects that. This is a very consistent beginner spot, but with that cross-on wind and only average quality, it’s not going to be memorable.

Friday morning, July 3, sees the wind switch to a fresh offshore from the SE at 19 mph, which is clean. Swell drops to 4 ft from the NW, period 8 seconds, energy at 206. The conditions are cleaner but the swell is weaker. The afternoon that same day looks a bit better: 4 ft from the NNW, period 9 seconds, energy 270, and the wind goes light offshore from the ESE at 6 mph. That’s your best moment in the whole forecast – clean, small waves, but nothing special.

After that, it fades hard. Saturday July 4 has tiny 2 ft swell, and while the wind is glassy on Saturday afternoon (N at 3 mph), there’s just no energy – combined energy only 129. Sunday the 5th through to Saturday the 11th is basically a write-off. Swell stays below 3 ft, mostly under 2 ft, and the wind is often onshore or cross-on. The combined energy barely cracks 100 during that whole period. It is poor.

From Sunday July 12 into the following week, the swell tries to pick up a bit – we see 4 ft to 5 ft, but the wind is consistently from the N or NW, blowing cross-on or onshore, and that’s creating messy, choppy conditions. Periods are short, mostly 6 to 9 seconds, so it’s weak, wind-affected junk. The energy values do climb back into the 200s, but the quality is still rated poor. Even Thursday July 16 with 5 ft swell from the NW has onshore wind, and that’s not surfable for a good wave.

Honestly, the whole 16 days is a flat, lumpy mess. If you’re a beginner and just want to get wet, Friday July 3 afternoon might be your window – clean, knee-high waves at Figueiros. For anyone else, I’d say wait for a better forecast. This spot’s consistent, but it doesn’t stay this poor for long normally.

Rusty.

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