Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
13.4° 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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 9AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.9
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.6
W
10
0.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
503
477
686
673
687
613
520
510
371
409
425
354
134
140
136
136
136
104
86
84
57
71
64
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:56AM1.07m
5:55PM0.69m
6:19AM1.09m
7:30PM0.72m
7:25AM1.15m
8:21PM0.77m
Low Tide
12:27PM0.47m
11:09PM0.51m
1:42PM0.40m
00:32AM0.49m
2:31PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
15
18
17
16
15
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
14
13
12
12
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
7
7
11
14
13
13
12
11
10
11
12
13
14
13
12
12
11
10
11
13
13
13
13
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