Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 1AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 59mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Tue morning, light winds from the N by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | N 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 469 | 396 | 396 | 350 | 357 | 298 | 303 | 253 | 202 | 198 | 198 | 157 | 154 | 166 | 85 | 83 | 57 | 55 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:48AM1.08m | 2:46PM1.10m | 3:42AM1.09m | 3:40PM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:32PM0.14m | 8:45AM0.35m | 9:14PM0.23m | 9:56AM0.43m | 10:00PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | 469 | 396 | 396 | 350 | 357 | 298 | 303 | 253 | 202 | 198 | 198 | 157 | 64 | 116 | 85 | 83 | 57 | 55 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | N 6 | N 6 | SSW 10 | N 8 | W 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 185 | 150 | 145 | 142 | 142 | 121 | 119 | 119 | 30 | 29 | 69 | 71 | 154 | 49 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 5 | N 6 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | N 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | NW 10 | W 22 | SW 17 | SW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 75 | 54 | 20 | 51 | 50 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | — | ENE 3 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 166 | 1020 | 1014 | 1014 | 868 | 816 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 16 | 48 | 43 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 55 | 291 | 248 | 157 | 157 | 118 | 118 |
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