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Matanzas surfForecast / Santiago / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 -04
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
12.2° C
 (Which is 4.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matanzas today?

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 3AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (21 Jan)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (21 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
1
1
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
0.9
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)131314151414141313131313131313141414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)865865117936082169687284689260960960960960069088510521218133014961387128011821067
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
5
S
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglasscross-
on		glasscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:46AM
1.47
1:16PM
0.96
1:18AM
1.42
1:52PM
0.99
1:52AM
1.35
2:31PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:12PM
0.19
7:26AM
0.09
6:48PM
0.20
7:56AM
0.10
7:27PM
0.24
8:27AM
0.13
Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-----6:56-------6:58-------6:58--
Sunset8:59-------8:59-------8:59-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181615151516181717151515141619191916151514161819
Feels °C (?)181615151516171514121313121618161512121313161617
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