Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.2° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 3AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
787
681
569
560
623
552
431
418
358
297
292
260
264
188
419
413
384
362
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:05PM0.87m
9:07AM1.43m
9:51PM0.98m
9:55AM1.50m
Low Tide
3:10PM0.16m
2:30AM0.28m
3:54PM0.07m
3:26AM0.18m
4:33PM0.00m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:32
7:34
7:34
 mm
Temp °C
11
9
8
8
8
8
11
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
12
13
13
10
Feels °C
8
6
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
8
7
7
10
10
9
6
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