Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 7PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 486 | 477 | 447 | 394 | 366 | 359 | 305 | 288 | 234 | 229 | 225 | 188 | 315 | 236 | 233 | 223 | 280 | 270 | 267 | 329 | 240 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:05PM1.25m | 00:32AM1.24m | 12:42PM1.13m | 1:12AM1.25m | 1:24PM1.00m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:17PM0.13m | 6:40AM0.21m | 6:47PM0.19m | 7:31AM0.28m | 7:22PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 18 | SW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 486 | 477 | 447 | 394 | 366 | 359 | 305 | 288 | 234 | 229 | 225 | 188 | 164 | 161 | 133 | 130 | 103 | 270 | 79 | 226 | 214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 18 | SW 12 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 84 | 81 | 84 | 28 | 51 | 54 | 35 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 140 | 315 | 236 | 40 | 28 | 280 | 37 | 267 | 329 | 240 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | W 12 | — | WSW 11 | — | SW 13 |
| kJ | 21 | 54 | 54 | 93 | 146 | 183 | 179 | 161 | 157 | 162 | 171 | 26 | 27 | 42 | 233 | 223 | 11 | — | 74 | — | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 9 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 29 | — | — | 21 | 202 | 37 | 27 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 48 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 121 | 250 | 60 | 48 | 43 | 43 | 16 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 48 | 48 |
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