Matinhos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, let's look at this in feet and Fahrenheit.

So, for the next 16 days at Matinhos we're looking at a long, frustrating stretch of not much to write home about. It’s a classic tale of waiting for the stars to align, and they just don't for a while. The swell energy is weak to moderate at best, with the combined energy numbers barely cracking triple digits for most of the period, and the wind just won't play ball. We're looking at a solid run of poor conditions from the 2nd right through to the 9th of September, with only a few fleeting moments that are "surfable but very ordinary." It’s a tough watch.

The first real chance to get excited comes on the 10th of September. The Thursday morning session is the standout of this whole outlook. We get a 4ft swell from the east, with an 8-second period. Now, the real winner here is the wind: it’s glassy. That’s a massive positive, turning a so-so swell into something clean and rideable. The water temp is a warm 70°F, which is much warmer than normal for this time of year, a nice bonus. This is the one to circle on the calendar.

After that brief highlight, we slide back into mostly poor, marginal, or very ordinary conditions right through until the 16th of September. The wind stays onshore, the swell is small and messy. It’s a big gap of over a week with nothing worth getting the wetsuit off for.

But hold on. Look at the 17th of September, a Thursday. Another promising morning shows up. A 7ft swell from the SSE, with a 7-second period. That’s a bit of size, and with a clean, cross-off wind from the north, it should be workable for the expert crew. The swell energy is moderate, sitting at 447. It's a long way out, so take it with a grain of salt, but it's a light at the end of the tunnel.

Rusty.

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