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Matanzas surfForecast / Santiago / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 -04Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Matanzas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
12.0° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Matanzas today?
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 9AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
2117 | 1965 | 1765 | 1556 | 1258 | 1022 | 864 | 722 | 558 | 536 | 357 | 434 | 546 | 535 | 1600 | 1491 | 1944 | 2082 | 2292 | 2750 | 2719 | 2595 | 2241 | 2160 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | glassy | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 12:26PM1.31m | 1:03AM0.79m | 1:08PM1.25m | 1:53AM0.73m | 1:56PM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44AM0.34m | 7:22PM0.27m | 6:18AM0.39m | 8:16PM0.32m | 6:55AM0.45m | 9:19PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 20 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 2117 | 1965 | 1765 | 1556 | 1258 | 1022 | 864 | 722 | 558 | 536 | 357 | 434 | 546 | 535 | 1600 | 1277 | 1070 | 970 | 2292 | 2750 | 2719 | 2595 | 2241 | 2160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 16 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 10 | SW 11 | NNW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 9 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 10 | 37 | 60 | 58 | 82 | 155 | 252 | 249 | 244 | 278 | 94 | 350 | 283 | 1491 | 1944 | 2082 | 701 | 589 | 110 | 79 | 186 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | SW 21 | SW 20 | NW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 16 | SW 11 | WNW 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 18 | WNW 13 | W 11 | NW 18 |
| kJ | 10 | 18 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 224 | 381 | 350 | 437 | 121 | 181 | 414 | 347 | 266 | 154 | 31 | 17 | 36 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 7 | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 28 | 68 | 122 | — | — | 614 | — | — | — | — | — | 520 | 430 | 189 | 414 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 0 | 22 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 43 | 118 | 248 | 118 | 60 | 121 | 121 | 229 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 364 | 364 | 291 | 121 |
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