
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matalascañas today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matalascañas at 6PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Matalascañas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 6 | 17 | 46 | 60 | 100 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 77 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 11:06AM2.00m | 00:17AM1.92m | 12:36PM2.14m | 1:20AM2.10m | 1:30PM2.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54PM1.14m | 6:17AM1.20m | 7:07PM0.97m | 7:18AM1.01m | 7:52PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 26 |
Feels °C | 23 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | W 10 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | SSE 4 |
11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | W 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 8 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 17 | 46 | 60 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 174 | 42 | 209 | 134 | 134 | 0 | 42 | 42 | 170 | 208 | 209 | 194 | 27 | 97 | 72 | 77 | 134 | 207 | 212 | 208 | 141 |
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