Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 9PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 460 | 363 | 307 | 240 | 279 | 262 | 251 | 316 | 590 | 811 | 748 | 590 | 471 | 1530 | 2036 | 2071 | 1904 | 1923 | 1825 | 1587 | 1413 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:31AM1.43m | 00:00AM0.99m | 12:02PM1.38m | 00:33AM1.02m | 12:34PM1.31m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08PM0.10m | 5:36AM0.21m | 6:36PM0.12m | 6:13AM0.24m | 7:04PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | NNW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 460 | 266 | 307 | 237 | 279 | 262 | 251 | 251 | 590 | 811 | 748 | 590 | 364 | 1530 | 2036 | 2071 | 1904 | 1923 | 1825 | 1587 | 1413 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 301 | 363 | 245 | 240 | 202 | 182 | 152 | 316 | 233 | 188 | 146 | 162 | 471 | 217 | 183 | 150 | 96 | 73 | 26 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 375 | 255 | 50 | 50 | 81 | 65 | 60 | 129 | 93 | 109 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 7 | NNE 6 | N 6 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 191 | 164 | 107 | — | — | — | 33 | 13 | 12 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 118 | 53 | 53 | 43 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 53 | 79 | 43 | 43 | 53 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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