Figueira da Foz - Cabedelo Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Morning, folks. Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you: the next couple of days at Cabedelo are pretty grim. We’ve got a storm threat on Thursday the 27th with that fresh cross-onshore breeze kicking up lumps – combined energy is only 344 and 404, so it’s weak and messy. No point even paddling out.

We’re looking at a dead patch from Thursday through to the end of the month. Friday the 28th actually shows decent size – 7ft from the WNW with a solid 11-second period, and there’s serious energy in the water – 1061 combined. But that’s just too big for this break. It’s a beginner spot, and that swell is going to close out and thump the sandbar. East winds Saturday morning give us a clean window – 5ft from the NW at 10 knots cross-offshore, but the energy’s dropped and the guidance calls it marginal at best. Saturday afternoon chops up again.

Honestly, from the 29th through to the 3rd of September, it’s a write-off. The wind’s mostly cross or cross-on, the swell’s small and short period – that 7 to 9-second stuff – and it’s lumpy. There’s a couple of sizeable pulses, like Sunday the 30th afternoon at 5ft with moderate cross-onshore and chop, but the quality just isn’t there.

Now, here’s where things start to get interesting. Friday the 4th of September: there’s a glassy morning with a slight air, 5ft from the NNW and 250 combined energy. It’s clean, but only 7 seconds period, so it’ll be a bit soft. The real standout is Sunday the 6th of September. We’re looking at 6ft from the NW with an 11-second period, and the energy is pumping – 878. The morning is glassy, calm winds, and the guides are calling it “very good surf conditions.” That’s the pick of the whole window. Cabedelo (Figueira da Foz) with that much groundswell and no wind – that’s proper surf.

Monday the 7th is also decent – 6ft from the NW with a 10-second period, ENE offshore wind at 15 km/h in the morning. Clean, offshore, 676 combined energy – that’s another good session. The afternoon gets messy with the cross-shore, so get your waves early.

After that, things taper off again. Tuesday the 8th is onshore and weak, Wednesday the 9th is blown out with strong north winds and lumpy cross-chop – that’s more kite-surfing weather than paddle-surfing, honestly. The 10th and 11th are all about small, short-period swell with fresh winds. Not worth your time.

So, wrap-up: ride out the storm and the flat spell, keep your eye on Sunday the 6th – that’s your best chance for a proper wave in this outlook. The water’s about average for late August, 67°, nothing weird there. If you’re keen, go Sunday morning and early Monday. Otherwise, save the energy.

Stay salty.

Rusty.

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