Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.9° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 8PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)--
Afternoon (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
7
1.8
SW
7
1.7
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
1.5
SW
7
1.5
SW
7
1.6
SW
7
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
754
647
637
637
669
509
495
458
507
440
256
277
309
363
311
262
262
225
212
226
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
5
SSW
10
SW
15
W
15
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:45AM1.19m
10:12PM1.29m
10:24AM1.19m
10:45PM1.41m
11:04AM1.16m
Low Tide
3:56PM0.11m
4:25AM0.14m
4:25PM0.09m
5:07AM0.07m
4:57PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
15
16
16
14
13
13
13
14
19
20
18
15
15
16
15
15
17
17
16
14
Feels °C
12
12
11
10
9
10
11
11
16
16
14
10
12
14
13
15
16
16
14
11
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