Figueira da Foz - Cabedelo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, grab your board and listen up. This is Rusty, and I’m looking at what we’ve got on offer for Figueira da Foz - Cabedelo over the next couple of weeks.

It’s a bit of a slow start, if I’m honest. The first real chance to wet a line isn’t until Sunday morning, the 9th of August. That early patch? Pretty flat, with some weak, short-period windswell that’s not worth paddling out for. The energy is just too low, and the conditions are messy.

So, Sunday morning the 9th. You’ll see some small 2 ft waves rolling in from the west, with a short period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is only 133 (weak). But, here’s the thing—the wind goes glassy. That’s a massive positive. It’ll be clean, but the waves are just “surfable,” not special. The afternoon turns into a choppy, cross-on mess, so your window is that morning glass-off.

We hit a long, dry spell after that. The next week is full of poor surf—cross-shore winds, onshores, and weak little lumps. Nothing to get excited about. The energy stays in the low to moderate range (between 76 and 267), and the waves never clean up. You’re better off staying on the beach.

Now, hold on, because the outlook changes big time. Sunday, the 16th of August, is our first standout. The morning brings a solid 7 ft swell from the NNW, with a moderate period of 8 seconds. The combined energy jumps to 532 (moderate). But the real winner here is the wind: glassy, from the SSW. That is going to produce some very, very clean surf. This is the one to circle on your calendar. The swell is just under that “too big for beginners” mark, so intermediate and up, get ready.

Monday morning the 17th is also good, but a step down. You’ll have 6 ft from the NNW and glassy conditions again (combined energy 366, moderate). It’s a solid follow-up session.

Then we get another quiet spell until Friday morning the 21st of August. The forecast shows a big 8 ft NNW swell with a 9-second period and glassy wind. The combined energy is 933 (strong). This would be an epic morning, except… the swell is predicted to be too big for this break. The wave comment flat out says it’s too big. So, for the experts only, and even then, it’s a risky one. The rest of that day and the weekend get blown out by strong, cross-shore winds, so that Friday dawn patrol is a maybe for the very brave.

The water temperature is sitting around 69°, which is about average for this time of year—nothing unusual there.

So, to sum it up: the first week is a write-off. Your best bet is the morning of Sunday the 16th of August. That’s the clear winner. Monday the 17th is a good backup. The 21st is a big, powerful swell that’s probably just too much for the spot.

Keep an eye on the wind; it’s the make-or-break factor here.

Rusty.

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