Matinhos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Matinhos over the next couple of weeks.

Right off the bat, things are a bit quiet. The first surf that’s really worth paddling for doesn’t show until Thursday the 16th, so you've got a bit of a wait if you're itching for a session today.

Thursday morning, July 16th is where it starts to get interesting. Matinhos will be glassy with a light offshore from the WNW, and while the swell is small at 4 ft from the ESE, the energy is solid (237). The water’s sitting at 65°, which is bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there. It’s not going to be pumping, but those clean, glassy conditions make it a great morning for a cruisey session.

We get another good look on Friday morning, July 17th. The swell drops a touch to 3 ft from the east, but the wind is glassy again out of the NW. The wave energy is moderate (284), and with those offshore conditions, it’ll be clean and fun. Friday afternoon gets a bit bumpy with a cross-on wind picking up, so the morning is your window.

Saturday the 18th and Sunday the 19th keep things ticking over with clean conditions and cross-off winds in the mornings. The swell stays around 3 ft to 4 ft from the east. It’s ordinary but surfable wave energy – nothing to write home about, but you’ll get a wave if you want one.

Monday the 20th is a bit of a mixed bag. The morning starts clean with a light offshore from NNW and the swell at 3 ft (moderate energy at 110). But the afternoon turns onshore and messy. Monday is your early-bird special.

Then there’s a pretty dry spell. From Tuesday the 21st all the way through to the Saturday the 26th, the swell drops right off and the wind is mostly onshore or cross-on. We're talking tiny 2 ft to 3 ft waves with poor conditions. A lot of the energy readings are well under 100 (weak). This stretch is pretty much a write-off for decent paddle surfing.

Now, hold onto your board. The last few days have a couple of proper standout sessions if you can wait.

Sunday morning, July 27th brings a clean, glassy morning with a light cross-off from the NNE. The swell is only 3 ft, but get this – it’s from the SSE and the period jumps to 11 seconds (over 290 energy). That’s groundswell with proper shape, and it’ll be clean as a whistle.

The real gem might be Tuesday morning, July 28th. We’ve got glassy conditions with a light N wind, a 4 ft SE groundswell, and a very long 14-second period. The wave energy is strong at 492. This is the kind of swell that could link up nicely at a point break like Matinhos. It’s one to circle on the calendar, but being a week and a half out, it's promising rather than a dead cert.

Then Wednesday morning, July 29th is another solid option with clean conditions, a light cross-off from WSW, and a clean 3 ft SE swell with a 12-second period (312 energy). A good morning session to round things out.

So, to keep it simple: the best on offer is Tuesday morning, July 28th for that glassy, long-period groundswell. Thursday morning, July 16th and Friday morning, July 17th are your best bets in the short term for clean, small waves.

Stay stoked, and don't get too bummed by the quiet mid-week stretch – it’s normal for the area when the swell goes to sleep.

Rusty.

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