Surf Forecasts:
Matosinhos surf forecast from 20 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 21 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period, NW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 24 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, SW swell with 1,160 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 21 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s 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 Friday (Aug 21) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s. 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 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 24) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Fri 21st Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Mon 24th Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) 9s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Matosinhos over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, grab a coffee and let’s talk about what’s happening at Matosinhos over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a mixed bag, to be honest, but there are a couple of windows where things line up properly.
We’re starting off quiet. The first real chance to get wet is Thursday morning, the 20th. It’s really small, with waves around 2ft pushing in from the WNW. The swell energy is weak, only 87. But the wind is glassy, dead calm out of the SW at 3 mph, so the water will be smooth as a lake. The water temp is sitting at 68°, which is bang on average for this time of year. It’s surfable, but nothing to write home about.
The next real standout is Sunday morning, the 23rd. Now we’re talking. Swell picks up to 4ft from the W, period around 10 seconds, and the energy jumps to 352. That’s moderate, solid enough. The wind is glassy from the SE at 3 mph, so the surface will be clean. Conditions look good. Sunday afternoon holds up too, with a light offshore breeze from the E at 6 mph, keeping things clean. This is the best stretch in the first week.
That weekend might be the high point for a while. The following Monday through Wednesday, the 24th to 26th, we get a spike in size but the wind turns onshore or cross-shore, strong, and the quality drops. It’s not going to be fun out there.
We get a bit of a gap after that, with nothing really recommendable until the morning of Saturday the 29th. That morning looks clean, with a 3ft WNW swell, a cross-offshore breeze from the NNE at 3 mph, and moderate energy at 222. It’s clean, but not big.
The last real highlight is far out, on Friday morning, September 4th. That’s over a week away, so take it with a pinch of salt, but it’s promising. Swell comes from the NW at 4ft, period 9 seconds, energy at 217. The wind is offshore from the E at 6 mph, so it should be clean. Worth keeping an eye on.
Overall, for a beginner to intermediate surfer, the Sunday the 23rd is your best bet. For the more experienced, the 4th of September looks promising, but it’s a long way out. The rest of the window is mostly blown out, choppy, or just too small.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 61 | 206 | 142 | 296 | 416 | 213 | 79 | 53 | 290 | 338 | 319 | 273 | 943 | 724 | 137 | 82 | 66 | 95 | 94 | 245 | 318 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:25AM3.16m | 10:44PM3.17m | 11:00AM3.31m | 11:18PM3.25m | 11:32AM3.42m | 11:50PM3.30m | 12:03PM3.47m | 00:20AM3.30m | 12:33PM3.47m | 00:50AM3.25m | 1:03PM3.41m | 1:19AM3.16m | 1:33PM3.31m | 1:49AM3.03m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:36PM0.87m | 4:49AM0.84m | 5:10PM0.74m | 5:20AM0.74m | 5:42PM0.65m | 5:50AM0.68m | 6:12PM0.61m | 6:20AM0.67m | 6:43PM0.64m | 6:49AM0.71m | 7:13PM0.72m | 7:19AM0.79m | 7:44PM0.83m | ||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 8:27 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | SW 13 | NW 11 | NW 10 | SW 15 | NW 10 | NW 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 9 | NW 8 | NW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 61 | 7 | 142 | 296 | 8 | 213 | 79 | 53 | 290 | 338 | 319 | 273 | 2 | 2 | 137 | 82 | 66 | 95 | 94 | 245 | 318 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | SW 15 | SW 12 | WNW 10 | W 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | NW 10 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | W 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 40 | 39 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 80 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | — | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 8 | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 206 | 97 | — | 416 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 943 | 724 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 159 | 40 | 16 | 159 | 2 | 7 | 159 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 207 | 173 | 7 | 163 | 207 | 59 | 316 | 240 | 283 |
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