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Matosinhos

Porto / Matosinhos · Beach break · faces west

Not great today. Best Saturday 17:00–19:00.

Not so great right now

Dark now — see the daylight hours below.

Best left today
09:00–11:00
in 8 h
1.2 of 5Marginal
≈1.6 m · wind 18 kn
Size for you now≈1.2 min your range

Wind

Nsealand
10 kn
gusts 14
cross-shore
Gentle breeze, from the south
Building to 15 kn by 20:00
Best here: offshore, from the east

Tide

2.4 m
falling
  • Low06:031.3 m
  • High12:212.7 m
  • Low18:421.1 m

Official tide predictions (WorldTides).

Best tide: Mid
Next 03:00–05:00

Next 8 days

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Best 09:00–11:00. At 09:00: Marginal, 1.2 out of 5 — about 1.6 m, wind 18 kn cross-shore. Tide 1.9 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.8 out of 51.5 m17 cross-shore231.6 m
09:001.2 out of 51.6 m18 cross-shore231.9 m
10:001.2 out of 51.6 m17 cross-shore242.3 m
11:000.7 out of 51.6 m17 cross-shore232.5 m
12:000.4 out of 51.7 m16 cross-shore232.7 m
13:000.4 out of 51.7 m16 cross-shore222.6 m
14:000.6 out of 51.7 m16 cross-shore222.4 m
15:000.8 out of 51.7 m17 cross-shore232.1 m
16:000.8 out of 51.7 m17 cross-shore241.7 m
17:000.5 out of 51.7 m18 cross-shore241.3 m
18:000.3 out of 51.7 m17 cross-shore251.1 m
19:000.3 out of 51.7 m17 cross-shore231.1 m
20:000.8 out of 51.7 m15 cross-shore231.2 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Hour by hour

Today

Best 09:00–11:00. At 09:00: Marginal, 1.2 out of 5 — about 1.6 m, wind 18 kn cross-shore. Tide 1.9 m.

Hour by hour, Today
TimeScoreSizeWindGustsTide
08:000.8 out of 51.5 m17 cross-shore231.6 m
09:001.2 out of 51.6 m18 cross-shore231.9 m
10:001.2 out of 51.6 m17 cross-shore242.3 m
11:000.7 out of 51.6 m17 cross-shore232.5 m
12:000.4 out of 51.7 m16 cross-shore232.7 m
13:000.4 out of 51.7 m16 cross-shore222.6 m
14:000.6 out of 51.7 m16 cross-shore222.4 m
15:000.8 out of 51.7 m17 cross-shore232.1 m
16:000.8 out of 51.7 m17 cross-shore241.7 m
17:000.5 out of 51.7 m18 cross-shore241.3 m
18:000.3 out of 51.7 m17 cross-shore251.1 m
19:000.3 out of 51.7 m17 cross-shore231.1 m
20:000.8 out of 51.7 m15 cross-shore231.2 m
Scoreout of 5 · 0 Not so great, 5 Fantastic

Water

14.9 °C
4/3 fullsuit (boots optional)
This week 14.4–15.4 °C
Air 15 °C · UV 0 Low · Sea Moderate

Beach cams

Matosinhos
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Spot guide

Best swell
SW–NW
Best wind
ENE (offshore)
Best tide
Mid
First–last light
07:25–19:15

The classic Porto learner beach, softened and partly sheltered by the Leixões breakwater immediately to the north.

Hazards crowds · proximity to Leixões harbor shipping lane · occasional pollution after heavy rain

Shared forecast The offshore forecast here is shared with Angeiras, Aterro (Leça), Cabedelo do Douro, Cabo do Mundo, Canide (Canidelo), Carneiro, Homem do Leme, Leça da Palmeira, Pedras do Corgo, Praia da Madalena. Wave models resolve about 8 km, so neighbouring beaches read the same swell. What separates them is orientation, seabed and tide, not the forecast.

Nearby spots Homem do Leme, Leça da Palmeira, Carneiro, Aterro (Leça), Cabedelo do Douro

Swimming conditionsTide timesSea temperature

Guides How to Read a Surf Forecast for Portugal · Beach Facing & Surf Direction on Portugal's Coast · Tides and Surf Portugal: Best Tide for Surfing

Best time of year

Jan
76.6%
Feb
81.1%
Mar
73.9%
Apr
71%
May
78.2%
Jun
71%
Jul
81.7%
Aug
87.9%
Sep
75.7%
Oct
74.9%
Nov
75.6%
Dec
89%
Clean Blown out Too small

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Scores and sizes are forecasts for Intermediate surfers, out of 5. Times are Lisbon time. Size is our estimate of the breaking wave at this beach, not the offshore swell.