Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
13.4° C
0.4° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 1AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 9°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
12
2.2
W
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1290
1435
1485
1485
1338
1220
1200
1121
887
902
939
1227
1381
1336
1425
1083
1887
2252
3773
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
N
0
W
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SE
0
W
5
NW
10
NNW
20
NNE
20
WNW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:48AM1.08m
1:46PM1.10m
2:34AM1.11m
2:34PM0.97m
Low Tide
7:33PM0.19m
7:43AM0.35m
8:06PM0.24m
8:44AM0.40m
8:47PM0.29m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
6:09
 mm
3
13
Temp °C
16
15
14
14
14
13
14
15
14
13
12
13
13
13
14
15
14
12
11
Feels °C
14
14
14
14
13
11
12
12
11
10
9
12
12
13
13
12
10
8
5
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