Surf Forecasts:
Matosinhos surf forecast from 22 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 25 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period, NW swell with 353 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 25 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W 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 Saturday (Jul 25) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 7s period. 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 1.8m 7s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Matosinhos over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the next couple of weeks at Matosinhos are looking pretty grim for a proper paddle session.
The combined swell energy is weak, mostly under 100, and there's just no quality in the water. We’re looking at a long gap of poor conditions. The first real chance to even think about a surf comes on Saturday, July 25th. The morning shows a tiny 3 ft swell from the west, but the real story is that glassy wind. The wind is dead calm, so the surface will be clean, even if the waves are short-period and weak (combined energy 70). It’s surfable, but barely. This is the only real highlight in the first week – a session for the log or a foiler, not a shortboard. The afternoon gets blown out by a strong 19 mph northwesterly.
The next window is Monday morning, July 27th. We get a light offshore breeze from the east-northeast, which will clean up a weak 2 ft northwest swell. Again, the energy is low (76), but it’s rideable. The water temp is about average for the time of year, nothing weird going on there.
Looking further out, Wednesday morning, July 29th, offers another glassy morning with a weak 2 ft northwest swell. It’s clean but small. The afternoon picks up a bit more energy (181) with a longer period 11-second swell, but the wind goes cross-onshore and ruins it.
The last week of the forecast is a write-off. The wind is almost always cross-onshore or onshore, and the swell is small and weak. The combined energy gets into the 200s on Saturday, August 1st, and Sunday, August 2nd, but the wind is a mess – fresh cross-onshore breezes and lumpy conditions. This is more of a kite-surfing setup than a paddle-surfing one. The best advice? Keep the board in the car and check the forecast again in a few days. It’s a tough run for Matosinhos.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | W 6 | W 6 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 78 | 67 | 236 | 215 | 58 | 75 | 63 | 34 | 97 | 78 | 58 | 74 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 10:49AM3.14m | 11:05PM3.20m | 11:27AM3.26m | 11:44PM3.23m | 12:02PM3.34m | 00:19AM3.23m | 12:36PM3.37m | 00:53AM3.20m | 1:08PM3.36m | 1:25AM3.13m | 1:40PM3.29m | 1:57AM3.03m | 2:12PM3.20m | 2:29AM2.90m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:36AM0.89m | 4:55PM0.91m | 5:14AM0.82m | 5:35PM0.82m | 5:48AM0.77m | 6:11PM0.76m | 6:21AM0.76m | 6:44PM0.75m | 6:52AM0.79m | 7:17PM0.79m | 7:24AM0.84m | 7:50PM0.86m | 7:54AM0.93m | 8:22PM0.97m | |||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | NW 6 | WNW 9 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 78 | 67 | — | — | 58 | 16 | 63 | 34 | 97 | 78 | 58 | 74 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 6 | W 11 | — | — | WNW 9 | W 12 | WNW 9 | NW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 3 | 15 | 28 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | SW 13 | N 8 | NW 8 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | NW 8 | NW 7 | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 35 | — | — | 236 | 215 | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 205 | 21 | 240 | 226 | 80 | 810 | 163 | 3 | 2 | 189 | 210 | 40 | 189 | 2 | 2 | 165 | 2 | 189 | 159 | 16 |
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