Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 9AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 593 | 603 | 593 | 625 | 593 | 645 | 731 | 813 | 867 | 831 | 800 | 620 | 608 | 541 | 565 | 557 | 1121 | 961 | 946 | 826 | 715 | 575 | 556 | 480 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:50AM1.30m | 10:21PM1.06m | 10:23AM1.33m | 10:49PM1.17m | 10:55AM1.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31AM0.28m | 4:20PM0.12m | 4:08AM0.21m | 4:45PM0.08m | 4:44AM0.14m | 5:11PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 593 | 603 | 593 | 625 | 593 | 645 | 731 | 813 | 867 | 831 | 800 | 620 | 608 | 541 | 371 | 371 | 1121 | 961 | 946 | 826 | 715 | 575 | 556 | 480 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 58 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 79 | 81 | 176 | 386 | 343 | 405 | 565 | 557 | 73 | 123 | 89 | 84 | 138 | 134 | 126 | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 12 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | WSW 20 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 53 | 75 | 68 | 66 | 90 | 119 | 78 | 53 | 55 | 41 | 30 | 30 | 37 | 37 | 33 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 48 | 43 |
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