Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 6PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 294 | 614 | 1990 | 1957 | 1593 | 1392 | 1128 | 1011 | 900 | 789 | 637 | 543 | 459 | 392 | 338 | 294 | 247 | 242 | 284 | 280 | 366 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:12PM0.76m | 6:52AM1.15m | 7:33PM0.75m | 7:47AM1.20m | 8:32PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:46PM0.45m | 11:53PM0.43m | 1:56PM0.39m | 00:54AM0.43m | 2:48PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 294 | 614 | 1990 | 1957 | 1593 | 1392 | 1128 | 1011 | 900 | 789 | 637 | 543 | 459 | 392 | 338 | 294 | 247 | 242 | 196 | 192 | 230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | WSW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | SW 21 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 60 | 205 | 88 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 49 | 71 | 171 | 115 | 81 | 97 | 95 | 76 | 78 | 62 | 174 | 228 | 284 | 280 | 366 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SW 19 | NW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 22 | WSW 17 | — | W 18 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SW 18 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 10 | 59 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 47 | 29 | — | 27 | 111 | 194 | 136 | 134 | 132 | 186 | 45 | 34 | 46 | 155 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 60 | 53 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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