Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 11AM is: 0.5m 19s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 147 | 142 | 203 | 373 | 438 | 534 | 563 | 590 | 679 | 671 | 654 | 596 | 485 | 478 | 472 | 389 | 312 | 290 | 218 | 416 | 402 | 346 | 874 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:56AM1.62m | 10:31PM1.06m | 10:40AM1.63m | 11:12PM1.13m | 11:22AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:20AM0.11m | 4:38PM-0.05m | 4:09AM0.06m | 5:16PM-0.06m | 4:56AM0.04m | 5:53PM-0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 147 | 89 | 203 | 373 | 438 | 534 | 563 | 590 | 679 | 671 | 654 | 596 | 485 | 478 | 472 | 389 | 312 | 290 | 218 | 416 | 402 | 346 | 874 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 8 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 101 | 104 | 64 | 102 | 59 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 38 | 37 | 16 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 204 | 201 | 198 | 154 | 198 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 14 | W 9 | WSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | W 12 | WSW 6 | NW 12 | W 14 | W 12 | — |
| kJ | 75 | 142 | 104 | 2 | 57 | 33 | 22 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 107 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 3 | SW 5 | SW 10 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | SSE 8 | S 8 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 5 | 77 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 5 | 0 | 364 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 49 | 157 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 53 | 55 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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