Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • 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 8PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)--
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 Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
1
3
3
4
3
1
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.8
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.7
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
593
645
731
813
867
831
721
620
620
530
565
557
1121
961
946
826
715
575
556
472
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
0
S
5
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
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
4:20PM0.12m
4:08AM0.21m
4:45PM0.08m
4:44AM0.14m
5:11PM0.06m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
18
18
17
15
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
15
16
14
14
14
14
14
17
16
14
13
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