Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 2AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 89mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Tue morning, calm by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 995 | 681 | 553 | 347 | 372 | 439 | 727 | 512 | 361 | 318 | 499 | 538 | 526 | 515 | 440 | 372 | 274 | 264 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:00PM0.85m | 7:53AM1.30m | 8:51PM0.97m | 8:49AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21AM0.38m | 2:44PM0.12m | 2:27AM0.28m | 3:24PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | NW 8 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 995 | 681 | 553 | 347 | 372 | 439 | 727 | 512 | 361 | 139 | 499 | 538 | 526 | 515 | 440 | 372 | 273 | 220 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 11 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 142 | 264 | 255 | 283 | 163 | 309 | 367 | 357 | 337 | 148 | 140 | 313 | 299 | 290 | 241 | 238 | 230 | 220 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | NW 12 | NW 12 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 20 | WSW 14 | SW 19 | NW 7 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 62 | 21 | 21 | 87 | 134 | 69 | 61 | 34 | 188 | 318 | 184 | 39 | 255 | 252 | 209 | 309 | 274 | 264 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 32 | 154 | — | — | 38 | 67 | 37 | 114 | 99 | 40 | 34 | 65 | 58 | 33 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 0 | 43 | 53 | 53 | 43 | 157 | 118 | 118 | 53 | 53 | 43 | 43 | 55 | 118 | 43 | 5 | 0 |
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