Matosinhos surf break

Matosinhos surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 WEST
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Matosinhos surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matosinhos sea temperature is
14.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matosinhos today?

The current surf forecast for Matosinhos at 3PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (23 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s

Table - waves today at Matosinhos. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.9
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
489
620
894
846
734
596
530
530
520
459
449
449
379
320
307
241
198
192
127
122
90
86
84
82
Wind (km/h)
0
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
WNW
0
SSE
5
ESE
0
W
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
15
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
5
NW
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SE
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
9:25AM3.22m
9:38PM3.49m
10:12AM3.34m
10:24PM3.61m
10:54AM3.40m
11:06PM3.64m
Low Tide
3:27PM0.80m
3:59AM0.47m
4:12PM0.67m
4:42AM0.39m
4:54PM0.60m
5:23AM0.40m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:43
6:41
6:41
6:39
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8:22
8:22
8:23
8:24
Temp °C
15
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
17
16
16
15
14
13
13
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
14
15
12
13
14
15
14
14
15
15
12
13
13
12
12
12
15
14
13
14
17
17
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.9
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
0.8
W
8
Energy kJ
489
620
894
846
734
596
530
530
520
459
449
449
379
320
307
241
198
192
127
122
90
86
84
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
10
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
Energy kJ
18
23
25
19
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
10
Energy kJ
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
5
Energy kJ
10
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
163
210
207
2
2
2
2
2
163
163
260
113
16
2
2
16
179
557
455
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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