Surf Forecasts:
Matosinhos surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 5 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period, NW swell with 712 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 30 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with WNW 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 Sunday (Aug 30) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Matosinhos in the next 16 days are 1.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Matosinhos over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, listen up, this is Rusty. Let’s talk about Matosinhos.
Honestly, for the next week and a half, it’s looking pretty bleak. We’ve got a huge stretch of poor surf from now until the 11th of September, with the wind all wrong and the swell tiny and weak. It’s a real dry spell.
There’s a couple of tiny windows. Thursday morning the 3rd and Friday morning the 4th of September, the wind goes dead glassy, flat calm. The swell is only 3ft from the NW with a short 7-second period, so the energy is low (around 85). It’s rideable but nothing to write home about. Good for a morning paddle if you are desperate.
Things start to show a pulse on Saturday morning the 5th of September. The swell jumps to about 5ft from the NW with a much longer 12-second period, giving it moderate energy (521). The wind is light and cross. This is the first real standout, even though the quality is marginal because of tides. It’s the best we’ve seen.
But the one I’m really looking at is Saturday morning the 12th of September. We get a 4ft WNW swell with a 10-second period, moderate energy (302), and the absolute key – the wind is glassy. Glassy from the WNW with clear skies. That means clean, groomed, fun waves at the break. It’s not big, but with that glassy wind, it will be the best quality surf we’ve seen in two weeks. Get your shortboard and go.
Then, for the crew who want some power, Sunday morning the 13th of September looks interesting. Swell jumps to 6ft from the WNW, a long 14-second period, and huge energy of 1623. The wind is cross-offshore from the NNE, so it could be clean. That size and power is for experienced surfers only though – beginners stay out of the water. This long-period groundswell can be tricky at beach breaks like Matosinhos, making it sectiony. It’s a long ways out, so don’t count on it yet.
The afternoon of the 13th gets ruined by a 45 km/h NNW wind though, so it’s strictly a morning mission.
Long story short: the next week and a half is a bust, but that Saturday the 12th morning with glassy conditions is your best chance for clean, easy waves. The Sunday the 13th morning has serious potential, but only for the experienced guys.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 138 | 146 | 190 | 194 | 168 | 241 | 400 | 353 | 221 | 260 | 211 | 82 | 75 | 84 | 77 | 73 | 86 | 86 | 184 | 319 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:53AM2.56m | 4:27PM2.68m | 5:15AM2.46m | 5:58PM2.61m | 6:54AM2.52m | 7:30PM2.71m | 8:11AM2.74m | 8:39PM2.91m | 9:08AM3.02m | 9:33PM3.15m | 9:54AM3.30m | 10:20PM3.37m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM1.31m | 9:56AM1.40m | 10:51PM1.44m | 11:17AM1.51m | 00:25AM1.46m | 1:00PM1.46m | 1:52AM1.32m | 2:21PM1.23m | 2:53AM1.08m | 3:19PM0.94m | 3:42AM0.84m | 4:07PM0.65m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | 8:13 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 19 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 18 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 12 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 138 | 146 | 190 | 194 | 168 | 241 | 6 | 353 | 221 | 9 | 211 | 82 | 10 | 84 | 77 | 8 | 86 | 86 | 59 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 17 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | — | 8 | 9 | — | 10 | 8 | — | 34 | 59 | 28 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | NW 10 | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 400 | — | — | 260 | — | — | 75 | — | — | 73 | — | — | 184 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 2 | 59 | 159 | 16 | 16 | 159 | 16 | 54 | 210 | 16 | 16 | 159 | 2 | 2 | 189 | 2 | 2 | 159 | 3 |
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