Matanzas surf break

Matanzas surfForecast / Santiago / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 -04
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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
12.0° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matanzas today?

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 12PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (05 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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 Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the N by Wed morning).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.4
SW
20
3
WSW
11
1.6
SW
19
1.8
SW
18
1.9
SW
18
2.1
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
3
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
3
SW
16
2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1965
1765
1556
1258
1022
864
722
558
483
571
443
535
585
1616
1997
1944
2082
2292
2750
2523
4545
2241
3888
2008
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
N
35
N
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
20
S
20
S
cross
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:26PM1.31m
1:03AM0.79m
1:08PM1.25m
1:53AM0.73m
1:56PM1.18m
Low Tide
5:44AM0.34m
7:22PM0.27m
6:18AM0.39m
8:16PM0.32m
6:55AM0.45m
9:19PM0.36m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:24
7:26
7:26
7:26
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6:01
6:00
6:00
5:59
1
6
2
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
13
15
14
12
11
10
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
10
10
9
9
11
11
10
7
7
6
7
8
9
7
5
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
W
10
1.7
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.7
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.2
SW
10
2.1
SW
10
2.1
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
0.6
W
11
2.1
SW
16
3
SW
16
2
SW
16
Energy kJ
1965
1765
1556
1258
1022
864
722
558
483
571
443
535
585
686
1997
1538
1048
876
2750
2523
79
2241
3888
2008
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
16
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
1
SW
12
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
SW
11
1.5
W
10
1.4
SW
19
1.6
SW
19
1.8
SW
18
1.9
SW
18
1.9
SW
10
0.7
W
11
0.2
WNW
13
0.4
W
11
0.2
WNW
13
1.8
SW
8
Energy kJ
5
10
37
60
58
82
155
252
249
224
254
101
273
431
1491
1944
2082
2292
716
114
17
36
17
423
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
NW
16
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WNW
15
0.2
WSW
24
0.8
SW
16
1.1
SW
11
0.9
SW
16
1.4
SW
20
0.6
SW
15
0.8
W
12
1.2
W
12
1
W
12
0.8
W
11
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
18
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
NW
18
0.2
WNW
13
Energy kJ
18
15
10
14
14
14
14
21
21
55
318
268
437
1616
176
193
418
280
154
31
31
17
12
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
4
0.9
N
4
1.4
N
5
1.6
N
6
1.8
SW
10
3
SW
17
2.1
SW
9
Energy kJ
9
28
97
163
650
4545
654
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
5
4
4
5
5
1
3
2
4
4
4
Distance (km)
16
43
22
55
55
0
5
43
43
118
248
118
108
48
121
60
48
48
60
364
364
250
121
121
Best forecast wave conditions in Santiago
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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