Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
12.0° C
1.2° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 9PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (16 Jul)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 106mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SW
17
3
WNW
11
2.5
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
10
2.3
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.6
WNW
10
1.7
WNW
10
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
2
WNW
9
2.1
WNW
9
1.8
NW
9
1.9
NW
9
1.9
NW
10
1.6
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
104
2337
1720
1059
1082
776
512
527
299
246
246
330
330
277
644
673
515
599
667
433
Wind (km/h)
65
NNE
70
N
55
NNE
45
N
40
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
ENE
35
N
35
N
50
N
45
N
45
N
35
NNW
25
NW
15
N
25
N
30
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:44AM1.65m
00:21AM1.04m
12:29PM1.56m
1:09AM1.06m
1:14PM1.43m
Low Tide
6:27PM-0.05m
5:58AM0.10m
7:10PM-0.01m
6:49AM0.17m
7:51PM0.06m
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mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:58
 mm
4
9
13
9
4
1
1
11
23
6
10
4
4
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
14
14
13
12
12
Feels °C
2
-1
2
5
6
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
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