Surf Forecasts:
Matosinhos surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 5 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period, WNW swell with 589 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 4 Sep, 7AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 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 Friday (Sep 04) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 3s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Matosinhos in the next 16 days are 1.4m 12s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Fri 4th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Sat 5th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 13s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Matosinhos over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s talk about the surf across the Matosinhos region over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, it’s a pretty frustrating outlook. We’re looking at a long stretch of mostly small, choppy, or onshore conditions. For the first week, there is barely a window that’s truly worth paddling out for. The weekend of the 5th has some clean moments Saturday morning with a light cross-offshore breeze and a knee-high 1ft swell from the WNW, but the energy is weak (141) and the quality is just “ordinary.” Sunday morning is a similar story, but the wind is already turning a bit cross-onshore.
The best bet in this whole 16-day run is looking like Monday morning, September 7th. We’ve got a 4.6ft swell from the WNW with a 12-second period rolling in. That’s proper groundswell energy (601) that’ll push some decent lines through the beach and reef setup. The wind is cross-shore and light, so it won’t be blown out. It’s a touch big for beginners, but for anyone else, this is the standout session. After that, the wind gets nasty again in the afternoon.
There’s a real gap of junk from the afternoon of the 7th all the way through to the morning of the 14th. That Monday morning (14th) finally brings a moderate offshore from the ENE, cleaning up a 3.9ft swell from the NW. It’s ordinary wave quality, but at least it’s clean.
Looking further out to Wednesday morning, September 16th – this one could be a sneaky good one. A 2.6ft swell from the WNW (11 seconds) with a light offshore breeze from the East. The energy is still moderate (227), but the conditions will be clean and the swell direction is right. Then on Thursday morning, September 17th, we get a glassy morning with a 3.9ft WNW swell (158). That’s a proper small-wave glass-off session if you like it clean and easy.
For the second week, keep your eye on that Wednesday and Thursday morning window. The confidence is lower that far out, but it looks like the best run of clean surf we’ll see.
Water temp is about average for this time of year, so no surprises there. Crowds are always likely at Matosinhos, but with this forecast, it might actually be quiet.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 20°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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 | NW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | W 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 82 | 88 | 127 | 183 | 251 | 242 | 110 | 333 | 589 | 470 | 444 | 205 | 294 | 61 | 78 | 56 | 94 | 127 | 165 | 32 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:54AM3.30m | 10:20PM3.37m | 10:37AM3.55m | 11:02PM3.52m | 11:18AM3.72m | 11:44PM3.58m | 11:59AM3.79m | 00:24AM3.55m | 12:39PM3.76m | 1:04AM3.43m | 1:20PM3.62m | 1:45AM3.23m | 2:03PM3.40m | 2:29AM2.99m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:07PM0.65m | 4:25AM0.63m | 4:50PM0.43m | 5:06AM0.48m | 5:32PM0.29m | 5:46AM0.41m | 6:13PM0.26m | 6:25AM0.43m | 6:54PM0.35m | 7:04AM0.54m | 7:35PM0.53m | 7:44AM0.73m | 8:18PM0.79m | ||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | W 14 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 11 | W 7 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 54 | 82 | 88 | 127 | 94 | 251 | 242 | 110 | 333 | 589 | 470 | 444 | 205 | — | 61 | 78 | 34 | 48 | 127 | 17 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 8 | SW 12 | W 18 | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 183 | 53 | 6 | 24 | 45 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 56 | 94 | 40 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | W 10 | NNW 14 | NW 12 | — | NW 10 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 19 | 52 | — | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | NW 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 6 | — | NW 8 | — | — | NW 11 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | 88 | — | 21 | 84 | 32 | 294 | 46 | — | 37 | — | — | 165 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 73 | 2 | 113 | 159 | 40 | 283 | 159 | 40 | 16 | 159 | 2 | 2 | 189 | 16 | 205 | 293 | 293 |
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