Matosinhos Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, mates, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you—the next couple of weeks are looking pretty grim for surf around Matosinhos. We’ve got a long stretch of small, messy, wind-blown waves, and there’s not a whole lot to get excited about for a while.

We start off with nothing rideable. The first few days are tiny and chopped up. We’re talking weak energy, with the combined swell energy limping along in the low double digits at times (24, 25, 61). The swell direction is mostly from the WNW, not our optimum from the W, and there’s just no push behind it. It’s all onshore breeze and cross-chop, poor surf conditions across the board. You won’t want to paddle out for these ankle-biters.

There’s a slight bump in size on Friday the 21st, with the swell picking up a touch to 5ft on the afternoon, and the energy finally getting to a moderate 513. But it’s coming from the NW, with a cross-onshore wind at 19 mph, making it lumpy and a bit of a mess. We also start to see on Saturday the 23rd afternoon, another pulse to 5ft, but again with a fresh cross-onshore breeze. These are not clean waves; you’ll be fighting the wind more than riding the swell.

The pattern continues through the second week. There’s more size on offer towards the end of the month—like Saturday the 29th with 4ft and moderate energy of 264—but the wind is howling from the NNW at 28 mph in the afternoon. Honestly, with that kind of wind and a beach-and-reef setup, this looks more like a kitesurfing forecast than a paddle-surfing one. The beachies will be blown out.

The only flicker of promise comes on the very last couple of days. Monday morning, the 31st of August, we get a clean, glassy morning with a 3ft NW swell and an energy of 159, periods around 9 seconds. That’s a surfable wave, but very ordinary. The water temp is running about 0.9°F warmer than average, so it’s normal for this time of year.

Then Tuesday the 1st of September, we see the swell actually push up a bit, with 5ft in the morning and a stronger energy reading of 333. It’s still a bit onshore early, but the wind is light from the WSW. The afternoon picks up to 5ft with more energy (378), but the wind swings onshore from the NW, ruining any chance of it being clean.

So, there you have it. A long, flat, and blustery outlook for Matosinhos. There are no real standouts in this 16-day window. The only times worth even a glance are those final few mornings when the wind drops and we get a clean-ish 3ft to 5ft NW swell. But let’s be real, it’s not worth planning your week around. A blank run like this is more normal for the area, but it tends not to stay poor for long. Forecasts can change, so I’ll be keeping an eye on it. Until then, might be time to work on the pop-up on dry land or check the kite gear.

Stay salty.

Rusty.

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