Matosinhos surf break

Matosinhos surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am 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 4AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

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 Sat morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
0
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
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
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
449
440
459
489
620
894
846
734
596
530
530
459
459
449
392
384
320
307
241
198
192
127
122
90
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
ENE
0
NE
0
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
NNW
0
SE
5
SE
5
SSW
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
N
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
5
NW
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-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
cross-on
High Tide
9:25AM3.22m
9:38PM3.49m
10:12AM3.34m
10:24PM3.61m
10:54AM3.40m
Low Tide
3:11AM0.63m
3:27PM0.80m
3:59AM0.47m
4:12PM0.67m
4:42AM0.39m
4:54PM0.60m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:43
6:41
6:41
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8:22
8:22
8:23
Temp °C
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
16
17
17
17
17
13
12
13
14
13
12
13
14
13
14
13
14
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
15
14
13
14
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.6
W
9
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
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
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
Energy kJ
449
440
459
489
620
894
846
734
596
530
530
459
459
449
392
384
320
307
241
198
192
127
122
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
10
0.3
NW
12
0.4
NW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.7
NW
5
Energy kJ
26
23
24
18
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
10
0.1
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
Energy kJ
33
10
6
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
4
0.8
NW
5
Energy kJ
17
29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
2
2
2
163
283
189
2
2
2
2
2
163
163
59
58
16
2
2
16
59
283
73
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
4
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