Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 4PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1425 | 1083 | 2122 | 1887 | 1939 | 2736 | 873 | 953 | 749 | 536 | 528 | 1180 | 437 | 403 | 304 | 251 | 247 | 239 | 185 | 447 | 354 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:34PM0.97m | 3:31AM1.13m | 3:39PM0.85m | 4:42AM1.17m | 5:10PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44AM0.40m | 8:47PM0.29m | 10:06AM0.44m | 9:42PM0.35m | 11:45AM0.42m | 10:56PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 1425 | 1083 | 2122 | 1887 | 1939 | 2736 | 873 | 953 | 749 | 489 | 360 | 1180 | 256 | 244 | 203 | 193 | 183 | 239 | 185 | 447 | 354 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WSW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 627 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 799 | 561 | 545 | 536 | 528 | — | 437 | 403 | 304 | 251 | 247 | 130 | 173 | 251 | 322 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | SW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 24 |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | 15 | 31 | 49 | 78 | 74 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 183 | 159 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 130 | 55 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 248 | 0 | 16 | 60 | 250 | 291 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 43 | 48 | 121 | 364 | 364 | 48 | 43 |
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