Matinhos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for the next couple of weeks.

Straight off the bat, we've got a run of small, clean, but pretty average surf to kick things off. The standout is Sunday morning, the 16th of August. Matinhos is a point break, very consistent, and it's exposed to the south. The water's sitting at 69°, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year – a solid 5° anomaly. You'll be wanting a shorty or a spring suit if you've got a cooler tolerance, but it's a nice bonus.

The pick of the whole period is Sunday morning. We've got a 4ft swell from the ESE, with a period of 8 seconds. The wind is glassy – dead calm from the NW. The combined energy is weak at 256, so don't expect much power, but it'll be clean and fun on the point. This is the best session on offer, hands down.

Monday morning, the 17th, is another glassy morning with a 4ft E swell, but it's still small and the energy is weak (215). Tuesday morning, the 18th, is glassy again with a 3ft E swell, but it's very ordinary. From Tuesday afternoon through to the end of the week, it's a write-off – poor surf conditions, cross-onshore winds, and tiny waves.

There's a big gap in quality surf from the 18th afternoon right through to the 23rd. The 23rd of August, Sunday morning, sees a pulse of 6ft swell from the SSE, but it's only 7 seconds, cross-shore wind, and the conditions are marginal. Sunday afternoon gets a bit more size at 7ft from the SSE, period 9 seconds, and the energy jumps to moderate (719), but again it's marginal. The wind is onshore.

Monday the 24th has a 5ft SSE swell, period 11 seconds, and strong energy (572), but it's onshore with light rain – messy. The afternoon has 6ft SSE swell, period 10 seconds, and very strong energy (1027), but it's cross-onshore and choppy. This whole period from the 23rd to the 24th is too big for beginners.

After that, from the 25th onwards, it drops right back off. Tuesday morning the 25th is clean and cross-off, but only 3ft. The rest of the week is a mix of tiny, weak, and often onshore surf. The 31st of August, Monday morning, has a glassy 1ft SSE swell with a long period of 12 seconds, but it's barely rideable.

Bottom line: if you're keen, hit Sunday morning, the 16th of August, at Matinhos. It's small but clean, and the water is warm. The rest of the window is largely not worth paddling out.

Rusty.

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