Surf Forecasts:
Figueira da Foz - Cabedelo surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 23 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 23 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period, W swell with 894 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Figueira da Foz - Cabedelo this week:
The surf forecast for Figueira da Foz - Cabedelo over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Figueira da Foz - Cabedelo in the next 16 days are 1.8m 12s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 23) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 22nd Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sun 23rd Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Figueira da Foz - Cabedelo over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here, let's take a look at what’s coming up for the Figueira da Foz stretch over the next couple of weeks. Cabedelo (Figueira da Foz - Cabedelo) is our focus, and honestly, it’s a bit of a wait for anything decent.
The first week looks mostly bleak. We get a pulse of swell around 7ft on Friday the 21st, but it’s coming from the NNW with a messy, cross-shore 25 km/h northerly wind. That'll be chopped up and pretty grim. On Saturday the 22nd, the wind swings offshore from the WSW but the swell drops to 4ft and the conditions are still a bit iffy. The next couple of days see a jump in size – Monday the 24th afternoon has a raw 10ft from the SW, but with a strong 35 km/h cross-onshore wind, that’s a washing machine. That much juice (combined energy of 1399) is expert-only territory, and with those winds, it’s more of a kite-surfing show than a paddle session.
Things finally start to look up around Friday the 28th. The early morning is the standout of the whole forecast. We get a clean 4ft swell from the NW with the wind dropping to absolute glass – yeah, glassy conditions. That is going to be silky smooth. The period is 9 seconds, which is a nice, user-friendly wave. This is the one to circle on the calendar. The water temp is around 68°, which is pretty average for the time of year, nothing unusual.
After that, we slide into a bit of a lull. Saturday and Sunday the 29th and 30th have some knee-to-waist high NW swell, but the wind picks up again to a moderate cross-shore, making it a bit crumbly. There is another small window on Monday the 31st morning with a glassy 3ft WNW swell, but it’s very small.
Into the first week of September, the surf is tiny, with 3ft to 3ft waves and mostly poor, onshore winds. Some hope appears on Wednesday the 2nd morning with a clean 3ft wave and a light cross-offshore breeze, but it’s not going to set the world on fire. The last few days of the forecast show a slight pick-up in height to 5ft to 6ft, but the period drops to 8 seconds and the winds are all cross-shore, so the quality just isn’t there.
So, to wrap it up: the best on offer is undoubtedly the Friday 28th August morning session. Mark it. For the rest, it’s a lot of waiting and checking the forecasts.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
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PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WSW 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 652 | 448 | 272 | 168 | 786 | 639 | 424 | 474 | 470 | 650 | 237 | 128 | 104 | 64 | 42 | 123 | 346 | 548 | 360 | 398 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:50PM2.33m | 11:34AM2.44m | 00:25AM2.36m | 12:52PM2.56m | 1:31AM2.48m | 1:46PM2.74m | 2:17AM2.65m | 2:28PM2.93m | 2:53AM2.81m | 3:04PM3.10m | 3:26AM2.96m | 3:37PM3.25m | 3:57AM3.09m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:15PM1.60m | 4:48AM1.65m | 6:04PM1.60m | 6:28AM1.62m | 7:26PM1.46m | 7:35AM1.48m | 8:15PM1.28m | 8:19AM1.31m | 8:53PM1.10m | 8:55AM1.13m | 9:25PM0.94m | 9:28AM0.97m | 9:55PM0.81m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | NNW 8 | WSW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 448 | 272 | 168 | 786 | 639 | 424 | 474 | 470 | 11 | 237 | 128 | 104 | 64 | 9 | 12 | 346 | 548 | 360 | 398 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | N 7 | N 6 | W 10 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | 42 | 40 | 39 | 76 | 33 | 19 | 11 | 11 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | — | S 13 | SW 12 | N 6 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | — | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSW 6 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 652 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 47 | 2 | 3 | 650 | — | — | — | — | 42 | 123 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 269 | 3 | 3 | 269 | 0 | 54 | 3 | 132 | 338 | 285 | 87 | 6 | 94 | 6 | 262 | 350 | 168 | 0 | 274 | 0 |
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