Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 2AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the NNE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 508 | 584 | 533 | 983 | 843 | 718 | 545 | 478 | 469 | 396 | 403 | 350 | 357 | 298 | 303 | 250 | 248 | 198 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:57AM1.08m | 1:59PM1.27m | 2:48AM1.08m | 2:46PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:51PM0.06m | 7:44AM0.26m | 8:32PM0.14m | 8:45AM0.35m | 9:14PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 508 | 584 | 533 | 983 | 843 | 718 | 545 | 478 | 469 | 396 | 403 | 350 | 357 | 298 | 303 | 250 | 248 | 198 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 205 | 202 | 195 | 182 | 179 | 176 | 179 | 185 | 130 | 150 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 119 | 94 | 90 | 54 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 7 | NNW 6 | SW 7 | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 110 | 76 | 106 | 39 | 25 | — | 24 | 14 | 11 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 2 |
| kJ | 156 | 94 | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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