Matinhos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright surfers, Rusty here. Let's talk about what's cooking at Matinhos.

We’ve got a decent run of waves coming up, but it's a bit of a mixed bag on the wind. The real sweet spot looks to be early next week, with a few standout sessions that are well worth blocking out in your calendar.

Kicking things off this Saturday, July 11th, the morning is looking promising. We've got clean 2ft of swell out of the southeast, with a nice long 13-second period, and a light cross-offshore breeze. The water’s sitting at 66°, which is just about average for this time of year. The combined energy is moderate at 302. It’s fun, but not the star of the show.

Sunday morning, July 12th, is where it starts to get interesting. Glassy conditions, absolute zero wind, and a clean 3ft swell from the ESE. The energy is moderate (239), but that glassy surface will make it feel bigger. This is a proper small-wave grovel session.

But for my money, the real highlight is the morning of Saturday, July 25th. Wait, hold on, that's two weeks away. Let me re-focus.

The absolute standout is going to be Thursday morning, July 16th. Matinhos is a point break, and on this morning the forecast is pure gold. We’re looking at 4ft of groundswell from the east-southeast, with a 12-second period. It's not huge, but that long period will wrap around and give you some proper shaped lines. The wind is out of the west at just 3 mph, making it glassy, and the combined wave energy is getting up there at a strong 637. The conditions will be clean as a whistle. This is the session to plan for.

Another one to get excited about is Tuesday, July 14th. Both the morning and afternoon look fantastic. We've got 5ft of swell from the southeast, period at 11 seconds, and the wind is glassy (WSW 3 mph in the morning, ESE 3 mph in the arvo). The energy is solidly in the moderate-strong range (487 and 496). This is a full-day event.

Now, Wednesday morning the 15th is also clean with a cross-offshore breeze, 5ft swell and energy at 493, but the afternoon gets a bit crossed up.

The second week, starting July 18th, things quieten down. The swell drops to under 3ft and the period shortens to 8 seconds. The combined energy drops well below 200 (as low as 60 to 177). There are a few mornings with an offshore breeze, but the wave quality is described as ordinary. It’s still surfable a couple of mornings on the 19th, 20th, and 21st with the same knee-high, weak stuff, but it's not worth rushing out for. After that, it goes pretty flat and choppy until the 23rd when we see a little bump of short-period south swell, but the rain and onshore wind kill it.

So, bottom line: get out there on Tuesday the 14th and especially Thursday morning the 16th for the cleanest, most powerful waves of the forecast.

Stay stoked,
Rusty

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