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3:30 pm 1 May 2011

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3:59 pm 1 May 2011

Matelot ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 2.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Matelot Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Trinidad-and-Tobago – Tobago)

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Name: Matelot
Type: reef and point
Reliability: inconsistent
Best Swell: NNE Offshore Wind: SSW

Matelot in - is a fairly exposed reef and point break that does not work very often Works best in offshore winds from the south southwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the north northeast.. Rarely crowded here. Beware of rocks and rips.

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Overall Matelot Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Matelot:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Grand Rivere 5 mi
Second closest break Beach Break 7 mi
Third closest break Sans Sousi 7 mi
Fourth closest break Damien's Bay 11 mi
Fifth closest break Salibea Bay 11 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Matelot:

Closest wave buoy East of Martinique Buoy 422 mi
Second closest wave buoy Eastern Caribbean Buoy 422 mi
Third closest wave buoy West Atlantic Buoy 603 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy SW Atlantic Buoy 746 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy SE Atlantic Buoy 762 mi

Tide stations nearest to Matelot:

Closest tide station Scarborough, Tobago 37 mi
Second closest tide station Grenada 96 mi
Third closest tide station Kingstown, St. Vincent 162 mi
Fourth closest tide station Vieux Fort Bay, St. Lucia 202 mi
Fifth closest tide station Castries, St. Lucia 221 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Matelot:

Closest ski area Huascaran (Peru) 1785 mi
Second closest ski area Chacaltaya (Bolivia) 1948 mi
Third closest ski area Wintergreen Resort (United States) 2172 mi
Fourth closest ski area Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States) 2172 mi
Fifth closest ski area Scaly Mountain (United States) 2179 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Matelot:

Closest city location Sangre Grande (Trinidad and Tobago) 16 mi
Second closest city location Arima (Trinidad and Tobago) 17 mi
Third closest city location Arouca (Trinidad and Tobago) 19 mi
Fourth closest city location Paradise (Trinidad and Tobago) 21 mi
Fifth closest city location Tunapuna (Trinidad and Tobago) 22 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Matelot is Piarco (Port-of-spain) Airport (POS) in Trinidad & Tobago, 34 km (21 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Matelot is Crown Point (Scarborough) Airport (TAB), also in Trinidad & Tobago, 49 km (30 miles) away.
  • Third is Guiria Airport (GUI) in Venezuela, 133 km (83 miles) away.
  • Point Salines International Airport (GND) in Grenada is 150 km (93 miles) away.
  • Canouan Airport (CIW) in St.vincent/grenadines is the fifth nearest airport to Matelot and is 210 km (130 miles) away.
Matelot break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Matelot, Trinidad-and-Tobago - Tobago. Use the tab navigation above to view Matelot sea temperature, Matelot photographs, Matelot detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Matelot webcams, current wind from Trinidad-and-Tobago - Tobago live weather stations and Matelot tide predictions. The Trinidad and Tobago swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Trinidad and Tobago and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Trinidad and Tobago wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Matelot.