Matosinhos surf break

Matosinhos surfForecast / Douro & Minho / Portugal

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 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
13.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matosinhos today?

The current surf forecast for Matosinhos at 10PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (WET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)--
Afternoon (18 Mar)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (18 Mar)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.2
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.7
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)171615161514141414131313131313121212111111111312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)434342723204279322791667130311549478056905515434623612832221711151131117995125
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
20
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
10
WSW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
20
E
10
SE
5
NE
10
NE
5
E
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ENE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:13PM
2.98
1:33AM
3.08
1:59PM
2.80
2:27AM
2.88
3:03PM
2.64
3:43AM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:17PM
0.92
7:50AM
1.00
8:04PM
1.11
8:46AM
1.19
9:10PM
1.29
10:04AM
1.34
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise------6:39-------6:39-------6:37-
Sunset-6:44-------6:45-------6:45------
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1-------------42------21
Temp. °C191816151414171617171716151312141515141313121213
Feels °C (?)161514131010131415151614131210111314121212111112
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