Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 19s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 7PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 19s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the NNE by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 10 | WNW 8 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2598 | 3474 | 4112 | 4954 | 5025 | 4757 | 4005 | 3403 | 3150 | 2955 | 2508 | 1839 | 1556 | 1231 | 984 | 866 | 416 | 469 | 282 | 242 | 202 | 153 | 163 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:16AM1.58m | 9:56PM0.93m | 10:07AM1.66m | 10:46PM0.97m | 10:56AM1.68m | 11:34PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM0.02m | 3:25AM0.13m | 4:57PM-0.04m | 4:16AM0.09m | 5:43PM-0.06m | 5:07AM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 10 | WNW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 2598 | 3474 | 4112 | 4954 | 5025 | 4757 | 4005 | 3403 | 3150 | 2955 | 2508 | 1839 | 1556 | 1231 | 984 | 866 | 416 | 469 | 282 | 242 | 202 | 153 | 163 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 14 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 208 | 168 | 168 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 8 | 283 | 198 | 205 | 148 | 175 | 109 | 150 | 134 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 14 | NW 14 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 9 |
| kJ | 52 | 35 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 69 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 74 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | N 4 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | 109 | 39 | 258 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 60 | 48 | 16 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 118 | 53 | 0 | 53 | 5 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 157 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 53 | 118 | 157 |
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