Matanzas Surf Break

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Issued: 7 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
11.5° C

2.0°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 4PM is: 1.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)3ft (0.9m)20s
Afternoon (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)18s
Evening (04 Jul)5ft (1.6m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
20
0.9
SW
20
1
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.6
SW
18
1.7
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
552
552
678
1030
1382
1615
1599
1825
1780
2033
2008
1983
2080
2054
1909
1738
1628
1460
1325
1196
1006
899
726
581
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
15
N
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:05PM1.31m
1:48AM0.89m
1:41PM1.23m
2:32AM0.92m
2:20PM1.15m
Low Tide
6:31AM0.32m
7:53PM0.20m
7:13AM0.37m
8:26PM0.22m
8:02AM0.42m
9:02PM0.24m
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
4
2
2
Temp °C
7
7
10
9
11
11
11
11
11
11
13
15
15
14
12
11
10
10
13
15
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
3
2
6
4
7
7
7
7
7
7
10
11
11
10
8
7
6
6
9
10
9
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
20
0.9
SW
20
1
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.6
SW
18
1.7
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
Energy kJ
552
552
96
211
246
1615
1599
1825
1780
2033
2008
1983
2080
2054
1909
1738
1628
1460
1325
1196
1006
899
726
581
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1
SW
19
1.3
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.6
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.3
NW
8
1.2
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
200
206
678
1030
1382
234
179
210
166
145
107
86
64
44
32
25
16
10
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
7
0.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
33
203
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
6
0.5
NNE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
26
6
5
8
9
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
Distance (km)
5
0
53
55
43
0
5
0
0
0
0
48
250
16
0
0
0
0
0
48
48
43
43
43
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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