Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 12PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 104 | 107 | 99 | 86 | 54 | 71 | 64 | 61 | 83 | 132 | 77 | 94 | 145 | 138 | 117 | 106 | 77 | 123 | 167 | 239 | 433 | 475 | 312 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:25AM1.15m | 8:21PM0.77m | 8:14AM1.23m | 8:57PM0.83m | 8:52AM1.31m | 9:27PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31PM0.33m | 1:31AM0.43m | 3:07PM0.25m | 2:17AM0.35m | 3:37PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 104 | 107 | 99 | 86 | 54 | 44 | 36 | 24 | 83 | 132 | 77 | 94 | 145 | 138 | 117 | 106 | 77 | 75 | 167 | 239 | 433 | 475 | 312 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | W 10 | WSW 9 | — | — | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 46 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 42 | 71 | 49 | 48 | 18 | 12 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 69 | 112 | 89 | 63 | 123 | 90 | 46 | — | — | 109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 49 | 30 | 30 | 41 | 40 | 29 | 64 | 61 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 66 | 65 | 26 | 20 | 47 | 30 | 23 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | — | N 3 | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 20 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 43 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 79 | 53 | 53 |
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