Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Issued: 2 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is

16.4°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 (06 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 6AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 1.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (06 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s
Afternoon (06 Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s
Evening (06 Nov)	8ft (2.5m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night).
	Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	4	4	0	0	0	2	3	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	4	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1871	1511	1290	1171	1171	2032	2126	2187	2154	2121	1892	1575	1476	1638	1638	1610	1448	1326	1302	1090	959	893	745	626	667	1006	1244
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	SE	SSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross	cross-on
High Tide					9:12AM1.16m				9:44PM1.30m				9:56AM1.12m				10:18PM1.38m				10:36AM1.08m				10:51PM1.43m
Low Tide							3:21PM0.12m				3:59AM0.17m				3:54PM0.13m				4:42AM0.13m				4:24PM0.16m				5:22AM0.11m


	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—	—	—	8:22
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	12	13	15	15	15	14	14	13	11	13	17	19	19	16	16	16	16	18	21	21	20	17	16	17	17
Feels °C	6	5	6	7	8	8	8	8	9	8	7	9	12	14	14	12	14	14	14	17	19	19	19	17	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	WNW 16	WNW 15	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	NW 15	WNW 15	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SW 14
kJ	1871	1511	1290	1171	1171	49	44	2187	2154	2121	1892	1575	1476	54	42	1610	1448	1326	1302	1090	959	893	745	626	513	1006	1244
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 16	WNW 16	WNW 16	SW 8	WNW 16	NW 11	NW 12	NW 15	NW 15	NW 15	NW 15	NW 15	NW 15	WNW 24	WNW 24	WNW 15	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 22	WNW 21	WNW 21	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	66	51	50	324	50	5	5	55	54	54	54	54	54	54	54	42	41	20	18	91	180	305	157	365	667	416	310
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	WNW 16	—	W 19	—	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	—	—	WNW 24	WNW 24	WNW 24	WNW 23	WNW 13	WNW 13	SW 16	WNW 21	WNW 21	SW 18	WNW 21	WNW 20
kJ	7	7	7	50	—	7	—	6	6	6	6	6	6	—	—	54	54	54	53	18	17	43	260	180	112	89	152
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 6	SW 7	SW 7	—	SW 8	SW 14	SW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	219	284	301	—	306	2032	2126	—	—	—	—	—	—	1638	1638	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	2	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	1	2	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	364	121	120	120	364	364	364	453	43	43	0	0	364	364	1288	48	16	0	0	0	60	60	48	5	0	43	43
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Rating (10 max)		4	4	4					4	4	4	4				4	4	4	4	4	1	2	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4	4	6	9	9	9

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