Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.5° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 7AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (06 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
2
3
2
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
3
4
4
5
4
2
0
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1.4
SW
8
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.2
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2927
933
1071
830
536
458
1359
504
403
304
251
247
239
463
329
387
1888
2927
3373
3189
3144
2967
2722
2722
Wind (km/h)
30
S
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:31AM1.13m
3:39PM0.85m
4:42AM1.17m
5:10PM0.77m
6:02AM1.24m
6:48PM0.76m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.44m
9:42PM0.35m
11:45AM0.42m
10:56PM0.37m
1:14PM0.33m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
11
9
9
10
12
13
10
9
8
8
7
10
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
9
9
Feels °C
5
5
5
5
7
8
5
5
4
3
2
5
4
7
8
8
8
6
6
8
6
5
4
4
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