Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 2AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 273 | 475 | 312 | 307 | 350 | 940 | 1117 | 1121 | 1121 | 1530 | 2339 | 3287 | 4472 | 5212 | 5192 | 4834 | 4431 | 3811 | 3306 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:27PM0.89m | 9:26AM1.37m | 9:56PM0.96m | 9:58AM1.41m | 10:25PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37PM0.19m | 2:55AM0.27m | 4:05PM0.13m | 3:31AM0.21m | 4:32PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 273 | 475 | 312 | 307 | 306 | 940 | 1117 | 1121 | 1121 | 1530 | 2339 | 3287 | 4472 | 5212 | 5192 | 4834 | 4431 | 3811 | 3306 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | — | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 13 | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | — | 132 | 156 | 350 | — | 15 | 15 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 20 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 43 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 1340 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
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