Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
13.3°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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 9AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
1.1
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
6
0.6
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
534
534
469
476
408
336
270
289
289
222
144
94
144
142
109
105
96
116
109
94
90
186
254
545
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:31AM1.31m
1:47PM1.03m
2:09AM1.26m
2:27PM0.90m
2:51AM1.18m
3:15PM0.78m
Low Tide
7:53AM0.21m
7:40PM0.26m
8:42AM0.31m
8:10PM0.35m
9:43AM0.40m
8:45PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:46
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:37
7:38
7:39
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
18
18
17
14
13
13
13
13
16
17
17
15
14
14
14
14
18
17
16
13
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
16
15
14
11
10
11
11
11
14
14
14
11
11
12
12
12
16
14
14
12
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