Surf Forecasts:
Matosinhos surf forecast from 9 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 10 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period, WNW swell with 109 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 10 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s 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 (Jul 10) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 16s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Matosinhos in the next 16 days are 0.8m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) 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+) | 7AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Fri 10th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Sat 11th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Matosinhos over the next 16 days.
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s be straight with you – if you’re looking for a proper surf in the next couple of weeks around Matosinhos, you’re gonna be disappointed. This is about as flat and messy as it gets for a while. The whole 16-day window is basically a write-off, with no standout sessions on offer. The first bit of anything that even looks like a wave doesn’t appear until over a week in, and even then it’s ordinary.
Starting off, from Thursday the 9th right through to Saturday the 18th, it’s pretty much all poor surf conditions. Swell is tiny, mostly around 1ft to 2ft, with weak energy (57 to 148) and short periods between 6 and 11 seconds. The wind is almost always cross-on or onshore, and the water is a bit colder than normal at 63°F, about 2°F cooler than average for this time. Nothing to get excited about.
Then on Sunday the 19th, we finally get a little glimmer. The morning turns glassy – yeah, glassy! – with a light WSW breeze. Swell comes in at 3ft from the NW with a period of 8 seconds and moderate energy (122). The wave comment says “surfable waves but very ordinary conditions” and it scores a 1. That’s the best of the whole run, but honestly, it’s still pretty weak. Monday the 20th morning is also glassy with 4ft NW swell, again ordinary. After that, it’s back to poor surf and cross-on winds.
The rest of the second week just fades away. Swell stays under 3ft, periods are short, and the wind is messy. By Friday the 24th, we’re looking at 3ft NW swell with a fresh 22 mph cross-on – that’s lumpy and not worth paddling out for.
So, bottom line: there’s no real standouts here. If you’re desperate, the glassy mornings on the 19th and 20th might give you a few small, clean waves, but it’s hardly a session to write home about. For kite surfers, the afternoons with stronger cross-on winds and bigger chop could be more fun than a paddle. Otherwise, keep the board in the car and wait for a better forecast.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 9 | W 6 |
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 kJ | 48 | 47 | 46 | 70 | 44 | 39 | 47 | 61 | 35 | 55 | 54 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 26 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | on | glassy | cross | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:07AM3.30m | 11:26PM3.41m | 11:52AM3.46m | 00:13AM3.47m | 12:37PM3.56m | 1:00AM3.46m | 1:23PM3.60m | 1:49AM3.39m | 2:10PM3.56m | 2:39AM3.25m | 3:00PM3.46m | 3:33AM3.07m | 3:55PM3.32m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14PM0.73m | 5:37AM0.59m | 6:01PM0.59m | 6:21AM0.53m | 6:48PM0.51m | 7:06AM0.54m | 7:36PM0.51m | 7:51AM0.62m | 8:26PM0.58m | 8:39AM0.75m | 9:18PM0.71m | 9:29AM0.92m | 10:16PM0.88m | ||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | 9:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 48 | 47 | 46 | 70 | 44 | 39 | 36 | 61 | 35 | 55 | 54 | 36 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | W 17 | NW 4 | W 17 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 5 | SW 19 | W 15 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 8 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 47 | 39 | 33 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 26 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | — | W 17 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WNW 3 | W 15 | W 15 | W 19 | WNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 12 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 301 | 21 | 63 | 210 | 40 | 56 | 163 | 28 | 7 | 163 | 2 | 109 | 165 | 95 | 80 | 163 | 2 | 80 | 163 | 54 |
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