Matosinhos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

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

Right off the bat, I gotta be straight with you – it's a pretty slow start. We've got a few days of nothing really worth paddling out for, with those first few days showing just weak, sloppy conditions. The first real chance to get wet is looking like Sunday the 23rd.

Sunday morning, August 23rd, is where it's at. We've got a clean 5 ft groundswell rolling in from the west, with a solid 10-second period. The wind is glassy, coming from the east-northeast, which is dead offshore for this spot. The water's sitting at 67°, which is pretty much spot on for this time of year. The combined energy of all swells is moderate (416), so there's some push behind it. This is the standout of the whole outlook – clean, lined-up waves that'll be a joy to surf. Bring a grovel board and you'll be laughing.

Sunday afternoon, the wind swings and the rain shows up, making it a bit of a mess. Monday the 24th through to Thursday the 29th is a mixed bag of onshore winds, lumpy, and choppy conditions. The swell sticks around, but it's just not clean. A couple of mornings, like Wednesday the 26th, are clean but the wave energy is weak (100) with a short 6-second period, so it's not worth the effort.

Now, Friday the 28th is a real tease. The morning shows a fun 7 ft swell from the west-northwest, with a 10-second period, light winds, and the tide is favourable. But here's the kicker – that swell is predicted to be too big for this break. At 7 ft, it's going to be a washing machine, only for the experts. The combined energy is strong (850). Same story for Friday afternoon, with a very long-period 11-second swell and energy hitting 1027. It's a shame, because the conditions are perfect, but the power is just too much for the sandbanks here.

After that, it drops right off. The rest of the outlook through to September 6th is a flat spell. Tiny waves, mostly onshore, with combined energies dropping below 100. There's a little blip on Sunday morning, August 30th, with glassy 2 ft waves, but it's just ordinary. Another glassy moment on September 6th with a 2 ft, 11-second swell, but again, it's just surfable, not anything to get excited about.

So, to sum it up: your window is narrow. Sunday morning, August 23rd, is the golden ticket. Clean, offshore, and fun. After that, it's a long wait for something that's either too big or too small. The long-range stuff is too far out to get your hopes up. Keep your eyes on the forecast, because it tends not to stay this poor for long.

Rusty.

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