Matinhos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty, and I’ve been watching this stretch of coast like a hawk. The next 16 days are a bit of a mixed bag, but there’s a real diamond hiding in there if you’re patient. We’ve got a slow start, then a few days of half-decent windows, and one standout session that’s gonna make the wait worthwhile.

Alright, the first few days are pretty grim. Friday the 21st and Saturday the 22nd serve up nothing but poor surf conditions with choppy, weak little waves. Not worth paddling out for. Sunday the 23rd is a write-off too. Then things start to get interesting on Monday the 24th. The morning’s still a bit messy with light cross-onshore wind and a 4ft SSE swell, but it’s the afternoon where the magic happens. Matinhos (point) turns on with a clean 5ft SE swell, a 16-second period—that’s proper groundswell—and glassy conditions. The combined energy hits 1044, which is strong, and the water temperature is about average for this time of year. This is the standout. For experienced surfers, it’s a ripper. The long period will make the waves steep and hollow on the point, and the glassy wind means it’ll be as clean as a whistle. Keep an eye on the tide, but this is the one to circle.

Tuesday the 25th and Wednesday the 26th mornings are still glassy, with clean 3ft to 4ft swells from the SSE and SE, but the energy drops off a bit. Still worth a session if you missed Monday. By Thursday the 27th, the morning’s glassy again with a 4ft SE swell and solid energy (610), but the afternoon gets messy with cross-onshore wind. Friday the 28th morning has a brief glassy window with a 4ft E swell, but the period’s short at 8 seconds. After that, from Friday afternoon through to the end of the first week, it’s mostly poor or ordinary conditions with choppy, weak waves and onshore winds. There’s a bit of a gap here.

Then we hit the second week. Monday the 1st of September morning is clean but tiny, with only 2ft of E swell. Not much to write home about. Wednesday the 3rd morning has a 5ft SSE swell, but it’s cross-on and marginal. The real bright spot in the second week is Friday the 4th of September morning. Matinhos (point) again—clean, glassy, with a 4ft SE swell, a 12-second period, and moderate energy (399). It’s not the monster of the 24th, but it’s a solid, clean session for a Friday morning. After that, Saturday the 5th morning is clean with a tiny 3ft SE swell, but it’s not going to set the world on fire.

So, the best on offer is clearly Monday the 24th of August afternoon. The swell, the direction, the period, the glassy wind—it all lines up. The second week’s Friday morning the 4th of September is a good backup, but don’t expect the same power. Remember, the point break at Matinhos handles the longer period swells well, so that 16-second bomb on the 24th will be a treat.

That’s the read from here. I’ll be out there on the 24th, no doubt.
Rusty

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