Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 3AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 218 | 206 | 194 | 208 | 245 | 250 | 257 | 711 | 560 | 508 | 392 | 302 | 593 | 990 | 1026 | 926 | 792 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:31PM0.69m | 5:04AM1.05m | 6:42PM0.67m | 6:37AM1.06m | 8:13PM0.72m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39PM0.52m | 12:58PM0.45m | 11:25PM0.56m | 2:11PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 222 | 218 | 206 | 194 | 208 | 245 | 250 | 255 | 711 | 560 | 508 | 392 | 302 | 593 | 990 | 1026 | 926 | 792 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 20 | NW 13 | — | W 18 | W 18 | NW 13 | — | NNW 5 | — | W 16 |
| kJ | 21 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 25 | 130 | 257 | 7 | 7 | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | 27 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | W 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | W 12 | WNW 12 | NW 10 | W 20 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 18 | — | WNW 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 18 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 21 | 37 | 41 | 49 | 98 | 110 | 71 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 53 | 118 | 157 | 157 | 526 | 5 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 157 | 118 | 48 | 16 |
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