Surf Forecasts:
Matosinhos surf forecast from 4 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 6 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 6 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period, NW swell with 174 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 6 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Matosinhos this week:
The surf forecast for Matosinhos over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Matosinhos in the next 16 days are 1.3m 7s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 06) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Thu 6th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Matosinhos over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let's break down what this stretch has cookin' for us at Matosinhos.
To be straight with you, the next couple weeks are looking pretty flat and messy. There's a big dead zone from now through most of the first week of August. Most days are just small, choppy junk coming from the northwest with cross-onshore winds. Nothing worth getting wet for.
Your first real look comes on Friday, August 7th in the morning. The wind goes glassy – a WSW breeze at just 3 mph. The swell is tiny, only 2ft from the northwest with a period of 7 seconds. The combined energy is weak (66). It's surfable, but it's about as ordinary as it gets. If you wanna wet a line, you can, but it's not gonna fire.
Saturday the 8th morning is even smaller – 1ft from the west with another glassy window. Energy drops to 22. Water temp is 65°, which is normal for this time of year. Hardly worth paddling out for. Monday the 10th morning has another glassy slot, 2ft from the west. Still tiny.
Then it's back to a long stretch of choppy, onshore wind and knee-high dribble until we get to the one decent window.
That window comes on Sunday, August 16th in the morning. The wind swings to the NNE at 6 mph, giving us a clean, cross-offshore breeze. The swell picks up to 4ft from the WNW with an 8-second period. The combined energy hits 290 – the strongest we see in the whole forecast. This is the session. The wind is light enough to keep the faces clean at Matosinhos. It’s not a massive swell, but for this quiet spell, it's the one bright spot. The rest of that day and the following days go right back to small and wind-bitten.
So, the takeaway: a whole lot of nothing, with one tiny window of hope on the 16th. Don't hold your breath for the rest.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | W 10 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 8 | W 7 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 95 | 86 | 66 | 43 | 113 | 135 | 48 | 52 | 128 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 19 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:45PM2.91m | 9:21AM2.92m | 9:41PM3.12m | 10:10AM3.18m | 10:31PM3.31m | 10:54AM3.42m | 11:16PM3.47m | 11:37AM3.61m | 00:00AM3.55m | 12:19PM3.72m | 00:44AM3.54m | 1:02PM3.73m | 1:27AM3.45m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:26PM1.32m | 3:06AM1.10m | 3:27PM1.08m | 3:56AM0.88m | 4:18PM0.82m | 4:41AM0.68m | 5:05PM0.59m | 5:24AM0.53m | 5:49PM0.42m | 6:05AM0.45m | 6:32PM0.35m | 6:47AM0.45m | 7:16PM0.38m | ||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — |
 | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 10 | NW 8 | NW 7 | W 9 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | W 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 6 | NW 8 | W 7 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 95 | 86 | 66 | 43 | 37 | 135 | 44 | 31 | 128 | 43 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 34 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 14 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | SW 12 | WNW 10 | W 10 | NNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 14 | 33 | 6 | 20 | 48 | 7 | 16 | 15 | — | 14 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 32 | 23 | 19 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | NW 8 | W 12 | W 13 | — | — | N 8 | W 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | — | WNW 9 | W 14 | NW 13 | W 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 4 | 6 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 8 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 113 | — | — | 52 | — | — | 27 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 159 | 40 | 59 | 189 | 16 | 59 | 301 | 2 | 54 | 236 | 59 | 213 | 165 | 21 | 213 | 205 | 21 | 59 | 205 | 38 |
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