Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 3AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 485 | 478 | 472 | 389 | 312 | 290 | 204 | 416 | 470 | 404 | 404 | 731 | 891 | 783 | 692 | 480 | 383 | 289 | 238 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:12PM1.13m | 11:22AM1.57m | 11:53PM1.18m | 12:03PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM-0.06m | 4:56AM0.04m | 5:53PM-0.04m | 5:42AM0.07m | 6:27PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 485 | 478 | 472 | 389 | 312 | 290 | 204 | 416 | 470 | 404 | 404 | 731 | 891 | 783 | 692 | 480 | 383 | 289 | 238 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 201 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 192 | 192 | 183 | 186 | 186 | 220 | 209 | 131 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | NW 13 | NW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 12 | SW 5 | SW 5 | NW 12 | — | W 11 | — | WSW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | 21 | — | 61 | 76 | 107 | 173 | 129 | 127 | 201 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 12 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 79 | 49 | 53 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 118 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 55 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
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