Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Issued: 8 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is

16.8°C

Matanzas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Matanzas today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 5PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (-04) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Evening (04 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).
	Wednesday 4						Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	809	878	946	1204	1452	748	689	603	603	721	984	2093	2017	1919	1742	1511	1290	1077	1077	2155	1919	1756	1952	2121	1863
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		7:25AM1.21m				8:26PM1.08m				8:23AM1.19m					9:08PM1.20m				9:12AM1.16m				9:44PM1.30m
Low Tide				2:06PM0.13m				2:17AM0.31m				2:46PM0.12m					3:12AM0.23m				3:21PM0.12m				3:59AM0.17m


	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41
	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:20	—	—	—	8:21
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	15	17	18	16	14	13	13	13	15	17	18	16	14	13	13	12	14	15	16	15	13	13	12	12
Feels °C	10	13	13	13	10	8	8	8	9	11	12	12	9	8	7	7	6	8	8	9	8	7	9	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WNW 18	WNW 18	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 16	WNW 15	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	809	878	946	61	61	748	689	603	603	721	984	2093	2017	1919	1742	1511	1290	1077	1077	49	44	1756	1952	2121	1863
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 18	SW 17	SW 16	NW 12	NW 12	WNW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 20	SW 19	SW 13	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	NW 11	NW 12	NW 15	NW 15	NW 15	NW 15
kJ	31	74	68	6	6	31	50	51	251	701	529	102	102	102	102	51	50	50	50	5	5	55	54	54	54
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 12	WNW 18	WNW 18	NW 15	NW 10	NW 12	WNW 18	SW 22	WNW 18	WNW 17	NW 16	NW 13	WNW 13	WNW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 11	—	W 19	—	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12
kJ	14	61	61	8	4	6	31	73	30	27	66	7	17	17	7	7	7	5	—	7	—	6	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	SW 5	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 7	SW 7	SW 8	SW 8	SW 14	SW 13	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	1204	1452	83	89	118	113	116	126	187	203	177	206	284	309	344	324	2155	1919	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	5	16	364	364	1538	120	120	120	43	48	364	1365	364	121	120	121	120	120	364	364	364	250	48	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	4				3	3	3	3	4				4	4	4	4	4					4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	5	5	4	3	3	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	9	9	7

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