Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 6AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 26s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2075 | 2164 | 1957 | 1787 | 1455 | 1370 | 1143 | 955 | 802 | 669 | 536 | 458 | 408 | 346 | 243 | 257 | 397 | 392 | 377 | 339 | 638 | 822 | 1068 | 922 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:14AM1.22m | 2:54PM0.75m | 3:07AM1.14m | 4:09PM0.68m | 4:15AM1.07m | 6:01PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.36m | 8:04PM0.46m | 10:36AM0.41m | 8:56PM0.53m | 12:06PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
 | | |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 2075 | 2164 | 1957 | 1787 | 1455 | 1370 | 1143 | 955 | 802 | 669 | 536 | 458 | 408 | 346 | 241 | 257 | 397 | 392 | 377 | 339 | 638 | 822 | 1068 | 922 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 18 | WNW 26 | WNW 26 | WNW 26 | NW 10 | NW 14 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 5 | W 8 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 |
| kJ | 31 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 66 | 100 | 102 | 29 | 30 | 80 | 168 | 243 | 234 | 144 | 149 | 50 | 28 | 32 | 212 | 459 | 634 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 26 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 24 | WNW 24 | NW 24 | NW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | WNW 13 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WNW 15 | NW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 54 | 108 | 141 | 66 | 51 | 25 | 16 | 57 | 31 | 65 | 58 | 147 | 123 | 84 | 54 | 42 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 25 | 18 | 31 | — | — | 25 | 42 | 71 | 50 | 45 | 59 | — | — | 16 | 72 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 48 | 364 | 121 | 48 | 60 | 60 | 43 | 16 | 364 | 390 | 390 | 121 | 121 | 48 | 5 | 16 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 48 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Santiago | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Matanzas surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest