Photo: Alvaro Polo / UnsplashAll-level beach breaks, 3/2–4/3 water by season, strong nomad scene.
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Data updated
At a glance
Peak seasonYear-round76% surfable at peak
SuitsAll levels10 known spots
Boardlongboard · bothbeach
Water13.8–18°C3/2–4/3 most of the year
Internet362 Mbpsmedian download · Ookla
Cost / mo$1,750+all-in, estimated
Where you'll surf — and work, eat, train
10 spots within 25 km · 10 with own season dataspot in season nowout of seasonno dot — no per-spot season data
Hazardsrips
Spot details
- Praia do Aterrobeach1.9 km
- Leça4.4 km
- Matosinhos Leca Da Palmeira5.1 km
- Surfventura Escola De Surf6.1 km
- Praia Internacionalbeach6.6 km
- Matosinhos6.6 km
- Mindelo9.1 km
- Azurara12.4 km
- Aver-o-mar18.8 km
- Aguçadoura23.2 km
3 coworking · 3 cafés · 3 gymsPowered by Google — ratings and maps are live from Google Maps. SurfBase doesn't edit or rank the reviews.
All places (9)
Coworking3 listed
- INOFFICE IIView on Google
- Workin PortoView on Google
- Mezzanine CoworkView on Google
Cafés3 listed
- Interpret Coffee RoastersView on Google
- SURJ Specialty CoffeeView on Google
- Booínga - Coffee RoastersView on Google
Gyms3 listed
- eBody MatosinhosView on Google
- Workout matosinhosView on Google
- Awake ClubView on Google
The surf year
Best window Year-round · 12 months above 60% surfable days, averaging 71%Surfable days by month · intermediateBest window Year-round · % of days with rideable surf, ERA5 2015–2024
76peak · May
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Swell
midmidmidmidmidmidsmlmidmidmidmidmid
Wind ok
68%63%59%67%67%69%66%71%77%63%66%65%
Water
14°14°14°16°16°17°16°16°17°18°17°15°
Barsless surfablemore
Water4/3 wetsuit13–16°3/2 wetsuit17–19°
How we compute this
Computed from hourly ERA5 / ERA5-Ocean reanalysis (2015–2024): swell reaching this coast × wind quality × size for the chosen level, over daylight hours. Sea temperature 2023–2025.model v3 · computed 2026-09-22 · no forecast — a historical climatologyFull methodology
Surfable days by level, month by month
| Level | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beginner | 54% | 53% | 57% | 61% | 74% | 75% | 82% | 78% | 72% | 57% | 57% | 49% |
| Intermediate | 73% | 71% | 71% | 72% | 76% | 67% | 63% | 63% | 75% | 70% | 74% | 72% |
| Advanced | 67% | 74% | 68% | 53% | 45% | 32% | 23% | 26% | 47% | 58% | 64% | 70% |
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Working from here
median 362 Mbps · 38 known coworking spaces · from $990 a month · lively sceneInternet speedmedian download · Ookla362 Mbps
Coworking spacesknown in OpenStreetMap38
Quiet ↔ Party82 / 100
Rent rangework-ready studio, monthly · USD$990–$1,870
Month all-inrent + living, modeled · USD≈ $1,750–$2,900
Estimated — modeled, not sourcedFind a place to stay
Monthly-stay searches for Matosinhos.We link out — we don't book. Prices and availability live on Agoda, Booking.com and Airbnb. Some links may earn SurfBase a commission — the advice stays free and unchanged.
Getting there
Nearest airportFrancisco de Sá Carneiro Airport
CodeOPO
Distance4 km
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Sources & confidence
AI-seeded · not yet human-checkedSee the full methodology for how every figure is computed.Town references: osm · openwateratlas · wikidata · open-meteo · osm-coworking · ourairports · ookla · google-places · open-meteo-skill · osm-poi · ookla-wifi · wb-price-level
Updated 2026-09-22Suggest a correction