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Right now in Matosinhos: fog, 12°C, feels like 12°C.
Expect a mostly cloudy week in Matosinhos, warming from around 11°C to near 25°C by Saturday.
Daytime highs this week are close to the October average of 21°C.
Sunrise: 06:58 · Sunset: 17:38 · Day length: 10h 40m
Sea water: 15.3°C, practically unchanged all week
Wave height: 2.0m (min 1.4m on 2026-10-30, max 2.8m on 2026-10-28)
Matosinhos water temperature for the next 7 days · Sea temperature along the whole coast
Matosinhos is Porto's city beach: a wide stretch of sand pressed against the city, reached by metro, with the Leixões harbour closing off the north end. The breakwater takes the sting out of the swell and leaves small, regular waves most of the year, which is why half a dozen surf schools work here side by side, between bathers and the fish grills across the avenue.
The climate is the Atlantic northwest: summers of 20–25 °C where mornings often start grey and clear by the afternoon, and mild winters of 13–15 °C with generous spells of rain. The sea is the most serious in the country: upwelling is strongest on this coast and the water rarely leaves 15–17 °C, whatever the heat on land.
| Month | Min (°C) | Max (°C) | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.8 | 14.0 | 12.6 |
| February | 8.5 | 15.4 | 10.2 |
| March | 9.1 | 16.1 | 14.7 |
| April | 10.9 | 18.1 | 12.4 |
| May | 13.2 | 20.4 | 9.5 |
| June | 15.2 | 22.1 | 7.9 |
| July | 17.1 | 24.9 | 3.1 |
| August | 17.1 | 25.1 | 2.4 |
| September | 16.0 | 23.7 | 5.8 |
| October | 14.3 | 21.2 | 12.6 |
| November | 11.0 | 16.8 | 14.7 |
| December | 9.0 | 14.8 | 14.1 |
Going by Matosinhos's own averages, August is both the warmest and the most balanced month: highs near 25 °C and about 2 rainy days. The wettest is March with 15 rainy days.
Averages for 2016–2025. A rainy day is one with at least 1 mm of precipitation.
In August and September, when the water touches 16–18 °C. This is Portugal's coldest coast: persistent upwelling brings deep water up all summer, and a hot day in Porto changes nothing in the water.
Because the Leixões breakwater shelters the north corner of the beach and filters the swell, leaving small, predictable waves most days. Add the metro ride from Porto and the result is the north's biggest surf classroom.
Because of coastal upwelling, which is most intense in the north. The northerly wind pushes surface water offshore and the ocean replaces it with cold water from the depths, so July and August can have a colder sea than April.