Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.8° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 9AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (28 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (28 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
17
2.1
WSW
17
2.1
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
421
528
520
347
378
384
1065
421
528
572
904
849
923
1608
795
950
2437
2133
2300
2441
2526
2329
2329
2550
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
0
SSW
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
High Tide
00:01AM1.54m
12:32PM1.03m
00:46AM1.54m
1:22PM0.94m
1:36AM1.50m
2:20PM0.85m
Low Tide
6:39AM0.04m
6:10PM0.15m
7:32AM0.07m
6:52PM0.21m
8:32AM0.13m
7:42PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:48
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Temp °C
16
15
15
16
18
18
17
15
15
15
14
15
17
17
17
15
15
15
14
15
17
18
17
15
Feels °C
13
13
14
16
18
18
17
15
15
15
13
14
16
15
17
15
14
15
14
15
16
17
16
15
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