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Right now in Figueira da Foz: clear skies, 16°C, feels like 17°C.
Expect a mostly clear week in Figueira da Foz, with temperatures staying fairly steady between 14°C and 24°C.
Daytime highs this week are close to the October average of 21°C.
Sunrise: 07:42 · Sunset: 19:00 · Day length: 11h 18m
Sea water: 17.8°C, cooling slightly to around 17°C over the coming days
Wave height: 1.6m (min 1.6m on 2026-10-13, max 1.9m on 2026-10-17)
Figueira da Foz water temperature for the next 7 days · Sea temperature along the whole coast
Figueira da Foz stands at the mouth of the Mondego river, halfway up the Portuguese coast, with one of the widest urban beaches in Europe in front of it. The walk from the promenade to the water takes several minutes across open sand, and boardwalks are laid to make it easier. The town has a casino, a working port and a well-known surf break at Cabedelo, across the river.
Summers are warm at 24–27 °C but genuinely windy, with the northerly building through the afternoon and driving sand along the beach. Winter is mild at 13–15 °C with Atlantic rain. The sea is open and cool, around 16–18 °C in summer, and the river mouth adds current, so the safest swimming is on the main beach near the lifeguards.
| Month | Min (°C) | Max (°C) | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8.0 | 14.2 | 11.5 |
| February | 8.7 | 15.6 | 9.9 |
| March | 9.4 | 16.2 | 13.0 |
| April | 11.2 | 18.0 | 13.0 |
| May | 13.4 | 20.0 | 8.5 |
| June | 15.5 | 21.5 | 6.8 |
| July | 16.8 | 23.6 | 2.4 |
| August | 16.9 | 23.9 | 1.2 |
| September | 15.8 | 23.2 | 5.1 |
| October | 14.4 | 21.3 | 11.4 |
| November | 11.3 | 17.1 | 13.2 |
| December | 9.3 | 15.2 | 12.9 |
Going by Figueira da Foz's own averages, August is both the warmest and the most balanced month: highs near 24 °C and about 1 rainy days. The wettest is November with 13 rainy days.
Averages for 2016–2025. A rainy day is one with at least 1 mm of precipitation.
In September, when the water reaches around 17–19 °C as the summer wind starts to ease. Through July and August upwelling holds it at about 16–18 °C, cool enough that most people swim in short bursts rather than long ones.
The harbour works at the mouth of the Mondego trapped sand moving down the coast and piled it up in front of the town, and the beach kept growing. The result is a walk of several hundred metres from the promenade to the sea. Windbreaks are part of the local kit and boardwalks cross the sand.
Cabedelo, on the south side of the river mouth, is one of the better-known left-handers on this coast and works with the prevailing swell. Schools operate there in season. The town beach itself is not a surf beach, being wide, shallow and often blown out by the afternoon.