Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 10AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | W 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 443 | 336 | 353 | 778 | 1066 | 1107 | 1035 | 808 | 701 | 836 | 866 | 676 | 606 | 548 | 677 | 319 | 455 | 413 | 183 | 248 | 115 | 123 | 88 | 88 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:37AM1.06m | 8:13PM0.72m | 7:49AM1.11m | 8:56PM0.79m | 8:38AM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11PM0.39m | 1:05AM0.53m | 2:56PM0.31m | 2:07AM0.45m | 3:28PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 7 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 443 | 336 | 353 | 778 | 1066 | 1107 | 1035 | 808 | 701 | 836 | 866 | 676 | 606 | 386 | 279 | 319 | 455 | 413 | 183 | 248 | 89 | 123 | 88 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | WNW 7 | W 18 | WNW 13 | N 5 | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 10 | SSW 9 | W 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 26 | 6 | 18 | 27 | — | 95 | 344 | 443 | 333 | 384 | 392 | 6 | 6 | 148 | 79 | 76 | 145 | 33 | 115 | 52 | 50 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 13 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 13 | SSW 9 | W 16 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 28 | 44 | 38 | 42 | 54 | 3 | 15 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 87 | 136 | 131 | 124 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 548 | 677 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | 87 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 118 | 53 | 53 | 157 | 1397 | 118 | 16 | 16 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 229 | 364 | 364 | 120 | 48 | 43 | 5 | 16 | 108 | 364 | 364 | 120 |
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