Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 7AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 199 | 408 | 217 | 346 | 210 | 206 | 222 | 218 | 206 | 250 | 208 | 208 | 250 | 257 | 756 | 679 | 508 | 429 | 359 | 408 | 776 | 846 | 679 | 653 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:46AM1.11m | 4:31PM0.69m | 5:04AM1.05m | 6:42PM0.67m | 6:37AM1.06m | 8:13PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10AM0.46m | 9:39PM0.52m | 12:58PM0.45m | 11:25PM0.56m | 2:11PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 109 | 408 | 217 | 346 | 210 | 206 | 222 | 218 | 206 | 250 | 208 | 208 | 250 | 255 | 756 | 679 | 508 | 429 | 359 | 408 | 776 | 846 | 679 | 653 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 20 | SW 7 | WSW 18 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 20 | NW 13 | — | W 18 | W 18 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 199 | 37 | 67 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 26 | 10 | 25 | 130 | 257 | 7 | 7 | — | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 20 | NW 11 | WSW 19 | — | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WSW 17 | W 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | W 12 | WNW 12 | — | W 20 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 38 | 5 | 37 | — | 32 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 15 | — | 7 | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 29 | 45 | 39 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 364 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 | 118 | 435 | 157 | 43 | 43 | 53 | 53 | 79 | 1358 | 390 | 0 |
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