Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
12.6° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 11AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (23 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s

Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WNW
10
1.2
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
10
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.2
W
11
2.1
W
11
2
W
11
1.9
W
10
1.7
W
11
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
0.7
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
383
254
294
551
1990
1957
1593
1392
1128
1009
900
783
637
543
459
392
338
294
247
228
284
280
366
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
20
NNE
15
N
20
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
0
S
0
WNW
5
E
10
NE
5
NNE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:48AM1.11m
6:12PM0.76m
6:52AM1.15m
7:33PM0.75m
7:47AM1.20m
8:32PM0.78m
Low Tide
12:46PM0.45m
11:53PM0.43m
1:56PM0.39m
00:54AM0.43m
2:48PM0.33m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:45
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
16
Feels °C
9
9
10
9
9
9
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
14
14
15
14
15
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