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Matosinhos
Surf spot · Portugal
Is it worth the trip?
11Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Mon 2: too small (3 ft swell at 9 s), sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Mon 2 · 22 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 158kJ
- Wind
- NE 6 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tue 3 · 6 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft14 shollow
- Energy
- 46kJ
- Wind
- ENE 11 kn
- Temp
- 17°C
Wed 4 · 14 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft11 scrumbling
- Energy
- 95kJ
- Wind
- ENE 6 kn
- Temp
- 15°C
Thu 5 · 13 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft10 smushy
- Energy
- 116kJ
- Wind
- SE 6 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Fri 6 · 2 out of 100
- Swell
- under 1 ft9 s
- Energy
- 2kJ
- Wind
- ESE 5 kn
- Temp
- 14°C
Sat 7 · 1 out of 100
- Swell
- 1 ft11 smushy
- Energy
- 17kJ
- Wind
- S 22 kn
- Temp
- 16°C
Sun 8 · 2 out of 100
- Swell
- 2 ft5 smushy
- Energy
- 20kJ
- Wind
- S 19 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Sun 144, too small
- Mon 222, too small
- Tue 36, too small
- Wed 414, too small
- Thu 513, too small
- Fri 62, too small
- Sat 71, too small
- Sun 82, too small
- Mon 910, too small
- Tue 1033, too small
The spot in five facts
- Faces SWtakes swell from the SW
- Offshore: NEwind from the land
- Beginner +who it suits
- Works 5–20 ftof swell
- Water 16 °C3/2 wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
Matosinhos does not suit intermediates. This is the forecast for experts, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Expert | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1Nov | 44, too small | 5 ft10 ssoftunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 501kJ | wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots | 18°C |
| Mon 2Nov | 22, too small | 3 ft9 scrumblingunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 158kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 6 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 6, too small | 1 ft14 shollow1 ft at break (est.) | 46kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 11 knots, offshore | 17°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 14, too small | 2 ft11 scrumbling2 ft at break (est.) | 95kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore | 15°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 13, too small | 3 ft10 smushy1 ft at break (est.) | 116kJ | wind from the south-east, 6 knots | 14°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 2, too small | under 1 ft9 s1 ft at break (est.) | 2kJ | wind from the east-south-east, 5 knots | 14°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 1, too small | 1 ft11 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 17kJ | wind from the south, 22 knots | 16°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 2, too small | 2 ft5 smushy3 ft at break (est.) | 20kJ | wind from the south, 19 knots | 19°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 10, too small | 4 ft6 smushy5 ft at break (est.) | 132kJ | wind from the south, 14 knots | 17°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 33, too small | 5 ft7 smushy6 ft at break (est.) | 248kJ | wind from the north-west, 9 knots | 16°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Sun 1 NovLow 00:42 −0.9 mHigh 07:07 +1.1 mLow 13:35 −1.0 mHigh 19:56 +0.8 m
- Mon 2 NovLow 01:57 −0.8 mHigh 08:26 +1.0 mLow 14:59 −0.9 mHigh 21:21 +0.7 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 03:23 −0.8 mHigh 09:48 +1.0 mLow 16:19 −1.0 mHigh 22:38 +0.8 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Map
the spot, its town, photos
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Matosinhos
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SW (207°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (27°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits beginners and up. It works in 5–20 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 40). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 14°C in January, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 17°C in June, its warmest (3/2 wetsuit). The town to stay in is Matosinhos, 1 km away (about 5 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 7 surf spots and 1 wind sports spot.
Water about 16°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).
Rough cost (estimate): about US$945–US$1,800 each
about US$945–US$1,800 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, taxi, stay, food, board and wetsuit.
Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
How we worked it out
| What | How we worked it out | Each |
|---|---|---|
| Flights | return ORD to OPO, estimated from distance and season, changing at JFK, full-service airlines, with a hold bag | about US$449–US$925 |
| Taxi | airport and back, shared | about US$20–US$40 |
| Stay | 6 nights, a mid-range double, shared | about US$181–US$301 |
| Food | 7 days eating out | about US$201–US$375 |
| Board and wetsuit | 5 days, or about US$114 to fly your own | about US$94–US$154 |
| Total | about US$945–US$1,800 |
For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.
Where to stay: 3 towns
2 min by car · 45 places to stay
about US$67/nightcountry average
About Matosinhos its beds, food and every spot near it
- Beds in Canidelo on Booking.com
12 min by car · 13 places to stay
- Beds in Porto on Booking.com
13 min by car · 788 places to stay
About US$67 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.
Getting there: about 16h 25m
About 16h 25m door to door from Chicago
Fly ORD → OPO, changing at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK), then 35 min by road
Flights ORD → OPO on your dates · Skyscanner
An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.
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