Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
14.0°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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 4PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (03 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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)
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
2
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.9
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.8
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
452
647
1275
1240
1748
1697
673
586
577
484
476
475
448
439
384
450
491
621
607
663
661
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
2:18PM0.87m
3:03AM1.21m
3:36PM0.76m
4:25AM1.20m
5:28PM0.72m
Low Tide
8:36AM0.35m
8:06PM0.33m
10:07AM0.39m
9:12PM0.40m
11:53AM0.36m
10:48PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:31
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
14
12
11
10
9
8
12
14
15
12
10
8
7
7
12
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
8
8
8
7
7
6
4
3
7
7
9
7
5
3
2
3
8
8
10
8
8
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