Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.1° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 4AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (30 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
0.7
WSW
13
1
W
11
0.9
W
12
1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.4
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.9
W
11
2.2
WNW
10
2.2
WNW
10
2.5
NW
9
1.9
NW
10
1.4
W
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.6
NW
9
1.5
NW
9
1.2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
284
297
176
265
224
280
319
434
670
819
988
910
1143
625
441
412
384
343
284
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
25
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
50
N
20
NW
5
WNW
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:55PM0.92m
10:59AM1.44m
11:27PM0.96m
11:31AM1.43m
Low Tide
5:10PM0.13m
4:26AM0.21m
5:39PM0.11m
5:00AM0.20m
6:08PM0.10m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
6:07
 mm
2
22
7
1
2
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
12
15
15
15
16
15
15
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
13
13
12
11
11
9
11
10
9
10
8
7
5
10
13
10
9
10
10
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