Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
13.3° C
0.4° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
0
1
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
11
0.4
WSW
19
0.5
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
18
0.9
WSW
17
1
WSW
17
1.1
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
1
WNW
11
1.5
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.5
WNW
9
1.9
WNW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy 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)
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
N
20
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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