Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.1° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 2PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (26 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (26 Aug)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
1.8
W
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
289
940
1036
1018
1121
1530
2366
3237
4174
5140
5120
5107
4369
3879
3306
2747
2590
2300
2390
2318
2199
1857
1671
Wind (km/h)
25
N
10
NNW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
W
10
WSW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
0
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:26AM1.37m
9:56PM0.96m
9:58AM1.41m
10:25PM1.03m
10:29AM1.42m
10:54PM1.10m
Low Tide
2:55AM0.27m
4:05PM0.13m
3:31AM0.21m
4:32PM0.09m
4:05AM0.17m
4:58PM0.07m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:25
6:25
 mm
1
3
2
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
12
11
11
10
10
13
13
13
11
10
10
10
10
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
9
12
11
12
12
10
9
9
7
8
11
10
11
10
8
8
7
7
10
10
11
10
9
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