Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 2AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 431 | 177 | 150 | 153 | 121 | 142 | 203 | 373 | 438 | 534 | 563 | 590 | 679 | 671 | 654 | 596 | 485 | 478 | 472 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:48PM0.98m | 9:56AM1.62m | 10:31PM1.06m | 10:40AM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57PM0.01m | 3:20AM0.11m | 4:38PM-0.05m | 4:09AM0.06m | 5:16PM-0.06m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 431 | 177 | 150 | 153 | 121 | 89 | 203 | 373 | 438 | 534 | 563 | 590 | 679 | 671 | 654 | 596 | 485 | 478 | 472 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | SW 9 |
| kJ | — | 120 | 118 | 118 | 101 | 104 | 64 | 77 | 57 | 33 | 18 | 18 | 49 | 37 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | NW 13 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 37 | 40 | 75 | 142 | 104 | 102 | — | 56 | 22 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | SSW 2 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | — | SW 10 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | — | 92 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 16 | 48 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 5 | 291 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 55 |
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