Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 5AM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 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) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 920 | 1042 | 1149 | 1351 | 1384 | 1561 | 1523 | 2084 | 1892 | 1449 | 1571 | 1267 | 1187 | 1088 | 1155 | 763 | 1048 | 1300 | 1317 | 1284 | 1187 | 1124 | 1006 | 915 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:37AM1.05m | 7:27PM0.73m | 6:49AM1.07m | 8:13PM0.82m | 7:44AM1.11m | 8:44PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:16PM0.37m | 00:18AM0.56m | 2:01PM0.31m | 1:28AM0.50m | 2:33PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 838 | 745 | 745 | 1351 | 1384 | 1561 | 1523 | 2084 | 1892 | 1449 | 1571 | 1267 | 1187 | 1088 | 1155 | 763 | 1048 | 1300 | 1317 | 1284 | 403 | 297 | 1006 | 915 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WSW 10 | WNW 18 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 20 | NW 12 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 920 | 1042 | 1149 | 604 | 477 | 285 | 414 | 45 | 45 | 137 | 178 | 45 | 44 | 134 | 25 | 522 | 214 | 23 | 21 | 67 | 1187 | 1124 | 217 | 156 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | WNW 19 | NW 19 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 13 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | WSW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | W 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 148 | 251 | 148 | 96 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 13 | 31 | 123 | 44 | 123 | 80 | 80 | 31 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 51 | 19 | 104 | 104 | 68 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 24 | 34 | 67 | 255 | 426 | 452 | 509 | 587 | 501 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 364 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 55 | 55 | 1099 | 1312 | 55 | 435 | 248 | 146 | 118 | 53 | 157 | 157 |
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