Matosinhos Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Douro and Minho, Portugal)

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Matosinhos Surf Guide

Matosinhos in North Portugal is an exposed beach and reef break that has reasonably consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the east. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Best around low tide. When the surf is up, crowds are likely Hazards include urchins, rips, rocks, man-made danger (buoys etc...) and pollution.

Matosinhos Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach and reef	3.4
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
fairly consistent	13.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Matosinhos:

The best conditions reported for surf at Matosinhos occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

Surf Forecasts:

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What's the best time of year to surf Matosinhos (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Matosinhos with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 41% of the time in December while 57% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

41%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

57%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Matosinhos Location Map

Interactive Matosinhos surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Matosinhos is Porto Airport (OPO) in Acores, 9 km (6 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Matosinhos is Vila Real Airport (VRL), also in Acores, 82 km (51 miles) away.

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Matosinhos Surf Forecasts:

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7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 17 January 2022, 06:37 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 17
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (m)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	glass

What does Matosinhos look like?

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Tides at Matosinhos

Current tide and informaton

For Leixoes, Portugal, 1 km from Matosinhos.

Next High Water: 01:48pm | 2.78m

Next Low Water: 07:40am | 0.99m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Matosinhos Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.6 °C) at Matosinhos is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (12.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.