Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
11.7° C
1.4° 

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 (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 11AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the N by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
843
718
545
478
469
396
403
350
357
298
303
250
248
198
198
157
154
116
85
58
57
57
58
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
SE
10
SSW
10
S
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
25
ENE
35
N
45
N
55
N
45
N
40
N
35
N
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:59PM1.27m
2:48AM1.08m
2:46PM1.10m
3:42AM1.09m
3:40PM0.95m
Low Tide
7:44AM0.26m
8:32PM0.14m
8:45AM0.35m
9:14PM0.23m
9:56AM0.43m
10:00PM0.32m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
2
6
7
2
1
1
1
7
10
2
2
2
2
Temp °C
11
11
13
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
11
12
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
8
9
11
12
11
11
9
9
9
7
6
7
8
7
10
7
8
5
4
3
4
5
7
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