Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.6° 

Matanzas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Matanzas today (23 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 8PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)--
Afternoon (23 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (23 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s

Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
659
679
519
437
609
361
799
787
754
647
637
577
669
509
495
458
507
440
256
277
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:07AM1.18m
9:42PM1.17m
9:45AM1.19m
10:12PM1.29m
10:24AM1.19m
Low Tide
3:28PM0.15m
3:44AM0.22m
3:56PM0.11m
4:25AM0.14m
4:25PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
16
16
15
13
13
12
12
13
15
15
15
14
13
14
12
14
18
20
17
15
Feels °C
14
12
10
9
10
10
9
11
11
10
10
10
9
12
10
12
14
16
13
11
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