Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.5° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 12PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (24 Jul)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (24 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
W
11
2.1
W
11
2
W
11
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1128
1009
900
783
637
543
459
392
338
294
300
242
284
280
366
356
239
232
273
243
295
298
291
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
5
SE
0
WNW
0
WSW
5
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SW
10
SE
0
NW
0
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:52AM1.15m
7:33PM0.75m
7:47AM1.20m
8:32PM0.78m
8:34AM1.26m
9:15PM0.82m
Low Tide
1:56PM0.39m
00:54AM0.43m
2:48PM0.33m
1:48AM0.40m
3:29PM0.26m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:45
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
11
13
15
15
14
15
15
13
13
15
16
15
15
16
15
14
13
14
14
13
12
12
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