Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.0° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 5PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (28 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (28 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
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)
3
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2750
2490
2199
1966
1787
1593
1360
1220
1072
953
937
950
814
786
759
745
655
655
655
485
671
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
NE
10
WSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:29AM1.42m
10:54PM1.10m
11:00AM1.39m
11:25PM1.16m
11:32AM1.34m
Low Tide
4:58PM0.07m
4:41AM0.14m
5:23PM0.07m
5:18AM0.14m
5:49PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:27
6:28
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
14
15
14
13
12
12
11
11
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
13
13
10
9
8
9
8
9
13
12
12
11
10
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