Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 8AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NNE by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 710 | 625 | 537 | 456 | 358 | 284 | 297 | 176 | 265 | 224 | 278 | 361 | 507 | 748 | 919 | 1010 | 1541 | 963 | 673 | 520 | 492 | 321 | 363 | 416 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:26AM1.43m | 10:55PM0.92m | 10:59AM1.44m | 11:27PM0.96m | 11:31AM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50AM0.24m | 5:10PM0.13m | 4:26AM0.21m | 5:39PM0.11m | 5:00AM0.20m | 6:08PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 4 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WSW 12 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 710 | 625 | 537 | 456 | 358 | 284 | 297 | 128 | 265 | 224 | 278 | 361 | 507 | 748 | 919 | 1010 | 195 | 963 | 673 | 520 | 331 | 321 | 281 | 416 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | WSW 12 | W 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 55 | 44 | 31 | 29 | 23 | 101 | 102 | 176 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 198 | 6 | 466 | 451 | 381 | 51 | 312 | 363 | 202 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | NW 14 | W 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | W 18 | W 18 | WSW 16 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 43 | 70 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 24 | 26 | — | 51 | 50 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NW 10 | — | — | — | NW 9 | N 5 | NNE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 19 | 39 | 59 | 102 | 1541 | — | — | — | 492 | 65 | 58 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 1312 | 157 | 118 | 118 | 157 | 118 | 55 | 157 | 146 | 118 | 43 | 0 |
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