Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
12.2° C
1.1° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 5AM is: 0.9m 21s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)5ft (1.6m)19s
Afternoon (13 Jul)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (13 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNE by Wed night).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.9
W
21
1.5
W
20
2
W
18
2.4
W
17
3
W
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
12
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
8
1.3
WNW
8
1.2
WNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
290
729
1725
2598
3474
4112
4954
5025
4757
4005
3198
3150
2955
2508
1788
1354
1158
984
500
433
383
202
217
192
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
0
S
10
ENE
10
NE
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:16AM1.58m
9:56PM0.93m
10:07AM1.66m
10:46PM0.97m
10:56AM1.68m
Low Tide
2:30AM0.19m
4:09PM0.02m
3:25AM0.13m
4:57PM-0.04m
4:16AM0.09m
5:43PM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
12
14
13
16
17
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
11
9
14
14
14
13
13
14
12
12
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
10
11
10
10
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