Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.1° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 2AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (27 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (27 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s

Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
4
4
5
5
6
5
3
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1121
1530
2366
3237
4406
5140
5120
4834
4431
3758
3259
2786
2590
2499
2567
2490
2199
2008
1787
Wind (km/h)
0
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
5
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
E
5
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:56PM0.96m
9:58AM1.41m
10:25PM1.03m
10:29AM1.42m
10:54PM1.10m
Low Tide
4:05PM0.13m
3:31AM0.21m
4:32PM0.09m
4:05AM0.17m
4:58PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:25
6:25
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
11
11
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
13
11
10
9
9
9
11
10
11
11
9
9
8
8
10
11
11
11
10
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