Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (21 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 11PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | W 10 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 649 | 551 | 530 | 436 | 371 | 417 | 375 | 361 | 136 | 118 | 136 | 136 | 140 | 104 | 86 | 86 | 73 | 71 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:55PM0.69m | 6:19AM1.09m | 7:30PM0.72m | 7:25AM1.15m | 8:21PM0.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09PM0.51m | 1:42PM0.40m | 00:32AM0.49m | 2:31PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 649 | 551 | 530 | 436 | 371 | 417 | 375 | 361 | 136 | 118 | 136 | 136 | 140 | 104 | 86 | 86 | 73 | 55 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 59 | 35 | — | 83 | 10 | 6 | 15 | 23 | 102 | 75 | 67 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 71 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 14 |
| kJ | — | 13 | 13 | — | 11 | — | 10 | 10 | 5 | 50 | 53 | 53 | 49 | 30 | 30 | 41 | 26 | 29 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 120 | 48 | 43 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 48 | 0 |
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