Matosinhos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on offer for the Matosinhos stretch over the next couple of weeks.

Plainly, it's a quiet start. The first few days are a write-off – relentless onshore and cross-onshore winds, tiny lumps, and poor surf conditions. The water's sitting at 63°, which feels a bit colder than normal for this time of year, so you'll want a good steamer.

Through to the 18th, it's much the same story. We've got a glassy window on the morning of the 13th, but with a weak 2ft by 6-second wave, it’s barely enough to get the fins wet. A string of zero-score days follows.

Now, the first real flicker of hope comes on Sunday morning, the 19th. We get a clean, cross-offshore breeze swinging in from the northeast, with a 3ft NW swell. The energy's still low (88), but the conditions are finally surfable. That said, the afternoon gets chopped up again.

The standout moment for this forecast is shaping up for Monday morning, the 20th of July. It's glassy, dead calm with a 3ft NW groundswell. The combined energy is a solid moderate (111). The winds are zero, so the surface will be like glass. The swell's period of 9 seconds is decent. Crowds? At Matosinhos, they are often around, so expect company for this little gem.

Looking further out, Thursday the 23rd of July morning shows a bigger pulse of 5ft NW swell, with a moderate wave energy of 245 and clean offshore breezes from the north-northeast. That's the biggest swell of the lot, and with that light wind, it'll be a good window for anyone comfortable with overhead waves. The afternoon, again, gets messy.

After that, the final days of the forecast from the 24th to the 25th drift back into choppy, cross-onshore conditions. There's no real standout to recommend for the second week.

So, in short: don't bother paddling out until the 19th. Your best bet is Monday the 20th for a glassy session on the smaller swell, or the morning of Thursday the 23rd for a cleaner, slightly bigger wave.

Rusty.

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