Figuera Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let’s get into it.

We’ve got a solid window of south swell lined up at Figuera kicking off on Tuesday, August 11th. The water is sitting at 74°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year – nice.

The standout session is Tuesday afternoon, August 11th. The swell is a solid 10 ft from the south with a 13-second period, and the wind is light and cross-offshore. That’s clean, powerful, and the combined energy is pumping hard at 3121. This is a proper groundswell for experienced surfers only – it’s going to be too big for the average punter.

Wednesday morning, August 12th, is also a cracker. Swell is 8 ft from the south, 12 seconds, and the wind is offshore from the ENE at 9 mph. Clean, lined up, and the energy is still strong at 1543. Another one for the experienced crew.

Wednesday afternoon holds similar size and clean offshore wind, but the wind picks up to 16 mph, which will make it a bit more challenging. Thursday morning, August 13th, is a cross-off breeze with 7 ft south swell – still decent, but not as good as Tuesday and Wednesday. Thursday afternoon is cleaner with a light cross-off and 7 ft swell.

Friday morning, August 14th, has a cross-on breeze and 7 ft swell – it’s surfable but not as clean. Friday afternoon gets messy with a cross-shore wind and chop. Saturday morning, August 15th, brings back clean offshore wind from the east with a 7 ft south swell – a good call for experienced surfers again.

After Saturday, the swell drops off fast. Sunday the 16th still has clean offshore wind but the swell is small at 4 ft, and the energy is down to 765. The wind gets strong on Sunday afternoon, and by Monday the 17th, it’s a full-on strong offshore breeze with short-period east swell – hard to paddle into and not great for surfing. That trend continues for several days with weak, short-period swell and strong winds, so there’s a real gap in quality from Sunday the 16th through to the end of the week.

We start to see a pulse of new swell around Saturday, August 22nd. Saturday morning has 5 ft south swell with a light offshore breeze – clean and with energy at 421, so it’s worth keeping an eye on. But the consistency is spotty from there, and by Sunday the 23rd, the wind turns onshore and the swell fades.

The last few days of the window from the 24th to the 26th are mostly poor – small, weak, or onshore. The occasional long-period south swell pops up on the 26th afternoon at 3 ft but with a cross-on breeze, so it’s marginal at best.

Overall, the best bet is Tuesday afternoon, August 11th, and Wednesday morning, August 12th – that’s the real quality window. After that, Saturday the 22nd morning is a promising but less certain option.

Rusty

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