Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.2° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 2AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (26 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
4
4
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.3
W
10
1.8
W
12
2
W
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
475
312
307
350
940
1117
1121
1121
1530
2339
3287
4472
5212
5192
4834
4431
3811
3306
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
10
N
5
N
5
SSW
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:27PM0.89m
9:26AM1.37m
9:56PM0.96m
9:58AM1.41m
10:25PM1.03m
Low Tide
3:37PM0.19m
2:55AM0.27m
4:05PM0.13m
3:31AM0.21m
4:32PM0.09m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:24
6:25
 mm
3
10
6
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
10
10
10
10
10
12
13
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
12
10
11
10
9
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