Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 3PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 891 | 875 | 692 | 540 | 383 | 289 | 230 | 419 | 407 | 379 | 362 | 346 | 330 | 330 | 407 | 362 | 384 | 347 | 336 | 326 | 317 | 714 | 669 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:03PM1.46m | 00:33AM1.20m | 12:42PM1.32m | 1:14AM1.20m | 1:21PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:42AM0.07m | 6:27PM0.01m | 6:29AM0.14m | 7:01PM0.10m | 7:18AM0.23m | 7:34PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 13 | SW 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 891 | 875 | 692 | 540 | 383 | 289 | 230 | 220 | 169 | 379 | 362 | 346 | 330 | 330 | 407 | 183 | 144 | 108 | 106 | 326 | 147 | 714 | 669 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 13 | WSW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 192 | 183 | 186 | 186 | 220 | 209 | 131 | 419 | 407 | 105 | 64 | 46 | 45 | 4 | 4 | 362 | 384 | 347 | 336 | 81 | 317 | 37 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 8 | NW 10 | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 8 | SW 19 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 61 | 76 | 153 | 173 | 129 | 127 | 201 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 80 | 158 | 200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 59 | 0 | 79 | 55 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 108 | 364 | 120 | 120 | 108 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 248 | 43 | 43 |
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