Matanzas surf break

Matanzas surfForecast / Santiago / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 Aug 2025 -04
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Matanzas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
13.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Matanzas today?

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 4PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (18 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (18 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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

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Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
SW
1.7
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313141414141413131316161416161515151516
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)76910181426173419492029212221512025183215551293122211841791217824502591352134333219318329902963
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
15
WSW
15
W
5
WNW
5
ESE
5
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
E
10
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononglassglassglassoffoffglassononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:58PM
0.77
7:14AM
1.33
8:10PM
0.82
8:15AM
1.41
9:02PM
0.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:14PM
0.30
12:18AM
0.38
2:19PM
0.21
1:30AM
0.32
3:09PM
0.12
2:27AM
0.24
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Sunrise-------7:20-------7:20-------7:18
Sunset--6:20-------6:20-------6:21-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151514131212111114141412131211111414131211111111
Feels °C (?)14121112111199131112101198810101010101097
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Santiago

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Matanzas (light winds from the W.(Wind varies from 250 to 330 degs) at Santo Domingo Airport 44 km from Matanzas). 1.6m 13s groundswell from the WSW to make surfable waves.

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0.0
13.0
Air / Water (°C)
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