Figueira da Foz - Cabedelo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here, and I'm looking at the charts for Cabedelo (Figueira da Foz). To be honest, mate, it's a pretty grim stretch ahead. We're looking at a long, dry spell with hardly anything worth paddling out for.

The water's sitting at a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, about 70°, but that's about the only positive I can scrape together.

For the first week, from Saturday the 1st right through to the end of the weekend, it's all small, weak, and messy. The combined swell energy is low, mostly between 100 and 174 (174) at best, but the wind is almost always cross-onshore, chopping everything up. It's a full-on run of "poor surf conditions" with nothing to get excited about. You'll see a brief moment of glass on Tuesday morning the 4th, but the swell is tiny at 3 ft from the west, and the score is a 1 out of 10. It's surfable, but only just, and not worth the effort.

Then we hit another gap. The next time we see a glimmer of hope is Monday morning the 10th. Again, glassy conditions with a light wind, but the swell is a pathetic 3 ft from the NNW with a period of just 5 seconds. It's weak, short-period windswell, and the energy is a paltry 82. Another 1 out of 10 day.

The only real standout in this whole 16-day window is the morning of Tuesday the 11th. We get a light cross-offshore breeze from the south, which will clean things up nicely. The swell bumps up to 4 ft from the northwest, but it's still short-period at 6 seconds, so don't expect any real power. The combined energy is 127, still weak. It's the best of a bad bunch, but it's still just "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions". I'd call it a 1 out of 10.

After that, it's back to the same old story. The wind builds and stays onshore or cross-shore, the swell stays small and weak, and the conditions are just plain poor. Even on the 14th and 15th, when the swell pushes up to 6 ft and the combined energy gets into the moderate range (432), the wind is a fresh 30 km/h cross-shore, so it's a lumpy, choppy mess. That kind of setup with a beach break and strong cross-shore wind is more interesting for the kite surfers than anyone with a paddle.

So, to be straight with you, there's no good surf on offer in this 16-day outlook. It's a blank run. For an area that's fairly consistent, it's a bit of a shocker, but it happens. Forecasts can change, so keep an eye on it, but for now, leave the boards at home.

Rusty.

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