Matosinhos surf break

Matosinhos surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 08 May 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
17.0° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matosinhos today?

The current surf forecast for Matosinhos at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (WEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (08 May)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Sat morning).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
1
SW
7
1.6
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.6
SSW
8
2.4
SW
8
2.2
SW
8
1.9
SW
8
2
SW
9
1.9
SW
10
1.8
SW
9
1.7
SW
8
1.7
SW
8
1.9
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
23
23
42
38
39
60
60
57
105
311
346
311
748
650
517
679
660
497
408
380
498
418
408
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SW
10
SW
0
NNW
10
E
15
S
25
SSE
25
SE
40
SE
20
S
15
S
40
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
S
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:10AM2.88m
9:18PM3.11m
9:46AM3.02m
9:55PM3.25m
10:21AM3.14m
Low Tide
2:59AM1.04m
3:07PM1.12m
3:35AM0.88m
3:44PM0.97m
4:11AM0.75m
4:21PM0.84m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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6:24
6:22
6:22
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8:37
8:38
8:39
1
1
2
4
2
2
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
15
16
16
17
16
16
15
16
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
14
15
16
16
15
13
13
10
10
11
13
15
15
13
11
10
8
12
12
7
9
8
8
7
8
9
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
WNW
13
0.4
SW
5
1
SW
7
1.6
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
0.5
NW
11
0.5
W
12
0.6
W
12
1.9
SW
8
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
1.8
SW
9
0.5
W
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
0.6
NW
12
Energy kJ
34
23
23
22
16
16
60
60
8
105
311
346
64
72
96
517
58
58
497
59
39
66
89
110
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
16
0.3
WNW
15
0.3
W
15
0.3
WNW
14
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
4
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.5
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.6
W
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.5
W
11
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NW
11
0.2
W
10
Energy kJ
5
5
19
42
38
39
2
3
57
77
75
75
47
63
45
86
31
30
58
16
20
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
13
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.1
NW
9
0.1
W
9
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
9
9
8
28
39
52
3
2
44
31
27
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.6
SE
3
1.6
SSW
8
2.4
SW
8
2.2
SW
8
2
SW
9
1.9
SW
10
1.7
SW
8
1.7
SW
8
1.9
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
Energy kJ
1
1
9
311
748
650
679
660
408
380
498
418
408
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
Distance (km)
293
2
2
7
2
207
163
109
2
2
21
163
7
165
170
165
165
226
206
206
206
236
236
175
Best forecast wave conditions in Douro and Minho
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Portugal
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
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