Matosinhos surf break

Matosinhos surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 WET
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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
13.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Matosinhos today?

The current surf forecast for Matosinhos at 12PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jan)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (17 Jan)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.5
WNW
0.9
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.8
WNW
Period(s) (?)151514141414131313121212111111111111101010191816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)517646824044369732772684218718161467107193973560354050844452145239637043663013421735
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SSE
0
WNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
15
N
5
N
10
N
10
NE
5
NNE
25
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
20
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:52AM
3.21
1:09PM
2.95
1:24AM
3.12
1:42PM
2.83
1:58AM
3.01
2:18PM
2.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:02AM
0.82
7:07PM
0.89
7:35AM
0.93
7:39PM
1.00
8:12AM
1.05
8:15PM
1.13
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise--7:56-------7:56-------7:56-----
Sunset----5:31-------5:32-------5:34---
clear
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1-111-------------11---
Temp. °C88891010987679111212111099111110108
Feels °C (?)666697653136898976853354
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