Matanzas surf break

Matanzas surfForecast / Santiago / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 -04
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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
11.6° C
(Which is 3.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matanzas today?

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 4AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (08 May)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.7
SW
10
1
WSW
17
1.6
SW
10
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4103
2415
3502
3252
2721
1783
1715
1421
1402
1179
1179
1438
524
563
499
1379
1409
1099
1127
994
936
972
679
1230
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
15
SSW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:57AM0.70m
2:51PM1.13m
4:17AM0.70m
3:53PM1.09m
5:31AM0.75m
Low Tide
9:19PM0.36m
7:44AM0.50m
10:26PM0.36m
8:56AM0.54m
11:24PM0.33m
10:27AM0.55m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:26
7:28
7:28
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6:00
5:59
5:59
5:58
Temp °C
13
11
12
11
10
10
14
16
15
13
13
12
11
10
14
15
16
15
14
14
13
13
18
19
6
5
7
5
5
5
8
11
11
9
9
8
7
6
11
9
10
11
10
11
9
10
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.7
SW
10
1.7
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
15
1.8
SW
9
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
SW
10
1.7
SW
10
1.7
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.9
SW
13
Energy kJ
4103
2415
3502
3252
2721
1783
1715
1421
1402
1179
1179
1438
524
524
432
1379
1409
515
1127
573
524
972
679
1230
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
10
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
NW
13
1.1
SW
8
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.3
WSW
19
1.1
SW
14
1
WSW
17
1.1
SW
14
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
SW
9
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.3
SW
8
1.3
SW
9
0.6
WSW
17
Energy kJ
81
36
31
17
7
149
17
16
25
25
10
74
404
563
471
21
21
1099
408
994
936
256
294
190
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
13
0.2
WNW
16
0.2
WNW
16
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
SW
20
0.1
NW
12
0.5
WSW
18
0.8
SW
13
1
WSW
16
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
19
0.2
WNW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.1
NW
14
Energy kJ
17
17
17
10
7
25
25
6
6
16
6
180
242
499
6
6
21
21
21
37
37
109
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
9
1.7
SW
9
1.7
SW
9
Energy kJ
468
481
450
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
364
229
48
48
43
43
48
229
250
121
48
48
43
43
5
364
108
16
0
0
0
0
5
48
Best forecast wave conditions in Santiago
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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