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 2AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 04). 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 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 887 | 902 | 902 | 1344 | 1381 | 1336 | 1425 | 1083 | 2122 | 1728 | 2297 | 3436 | 1291 | 1526 | 1048 | 588 | 458 | 451 | 437 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:34AM1.11m | 2:34PM0.97m | 3:31AM1.13m | 3:39PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:06PM0.24m | 8:44AM0.40m | 8:47PM0.29m | 10:06AM0.44m | 9:42PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 887 | 902 | 902 | 1344 | 1381 | 1336 | 1425 | 1083 | 2122 | 1728 | 5 | 5 | 1291 | 1526 | 1048 | 588 | 444 | 402 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | NW 11 | WSW 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 94 | 170 | 155 | 209 | 209 | 138 | 5 | 627 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 702 | 529 | 545 | 536 | 458 | 451 | 437 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | — | NW 11 | — | NW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | — | SW 19 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2297 | 3436 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 48 | 48 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 55 | 142 | 118 | 118 | 248 | 43 | 0 | 48 | 250 | 291 | 121 | 43 |
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