Matosinhos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, I'm Rusty. Let's have a look at what's cookin' at Matosinhos over the next couple weeks.

Straight up, I gotta be honest with you – it's a pretty grim stretch ahead. We've got a solid run of days where the surf is just not offering anything worthwhile. The first recommendation for a surf doesn't come until Monday, 27 July, and even then it's barely a whisper. Before that, from Thursday the 23rd right through Sunday the 26th, it's all "poor surf conditions" with zero scores. We're talking tiny, weak swell – mostly around 1ft to 3ft with periods all over the shop, and combined energy levels are pathetic, barely getting into the double digits (25). It's small, messy and not worth paddling out for.

Saturday morning the 25th sees a tiny 3ft glassy W swell with period of just 6 seconds, but the combined energy is still only 49 – that's weak. It's clean but there's no push. Saturday arvo the wind swings NW at 19 mph and turns it into a lumpy mess, energy bumps to 133 but the quality is gone. Sunday follows the same story: clean-ish mornings but onshore afternoons ruin it.

Now, Monday the 27th morning – this is your one glimmer. The ENE wind goes glassy at just 3 mph, and we get a 2ft NW swell with a 7-second period. The combined energy climbs to 97, which is still weak but it's the best we've seen. The wave comment says "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions" – it's a 1 out of 10, but for this area and this run, that's the high point. It'll be clean, but tiny. You'd take the longboard or a foily and have a quiet session.

Thursday the 30th morning also shows a glassy 2ft NW swell with 9-second period and energy at 95 – another 1/10 day. Clean, but small. However, this is the pick of the bunch. The 9-second period is a touch longer, suggesting a bit more shape, but it's still only 2ft.

There's no standout session here, and no single break to rave about – Matosinhos is it, and it's got nothing to offer above a 1/10. The entire 16-day window is bleak. The water temp is average for the time of year, no anomalies to report. Just persistent small, weak swell and onshore winds most of the time. For a beginner, the days with swell over 5ft never arrive, so it's all safe. For anyone else, it's a frustrating run.

Look, this is a tough one. The beach and reef setup here sees exposed W swell, and there's just no energy coming. It's a blank run, but that's not unusual for this area in summer when the trade winds and small NW pulses dominate. Honestly, on the arvos when the wind cranks NW at 19-22 mph and the swell drops, this setup would be way more interesting for kite surfing than paddling.

Stay patient, brothers and sisters. The forecasts can turn.

Rusty.

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