Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
13.9°C
1.0° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 3PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (04 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (04 Sep)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
3
4
1
0
0
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.8
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.7
SW
8
1.6
SW
9
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
673
586
577
484
408
402
448
401
393
450
491
621
607
663
661
748
832
980
784
1289
902
1064
965
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:03AM1.21m
3:36PM0.76m
4:25AM1.20m
5:28PM0.72m
5:54AM1.25m
7:04PM0.77m
Low Tide
10:07AM0.39m
9:12PM0.40m
11:53AM0.36m
10:48PM0.43m
1:14PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:31
7:32
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
12
14
14
12
10
9
8
7
12
14
14
12
12
11
10
10
13
14
13
11
10
Feels °C
4
3
7
8
8
7
5
4
4
3
8
9
10
8
9
8
8
8
11
11
10
9
8
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