
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 11AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, near gales from the N by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
843 | 718 | 545 | 478 | 469 | 396 | 403 | 350 | 357 | 298 | 303 | 250 | 248 | 198 | 198 | 157 | 154 | 116 | 85 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:59PM1.27m | 2:48AM1.08m | 2:46PM1.10m | 3:42AM1.09m | 3:40PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44AM0.26m | 8:32PM0.14m | 8:45AM0.35m | 9:14PM0.23m | 9:56AM0.43m | 10:00PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
843 | 718 | 545 | 478 | 469 | 396 | 403 | 350 | 357 | 298 | 303 | 250 | 248 | 198 | 198 | 157 | 43 | 116 | 85 | 58 | 57 | 57 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | N 7 | W 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
179 | 176 | 179 | 185 | 185 | 150 | 123 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 119 | 94 | 55 | 89 | 51 | 54 | 154 | 49 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | N 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WNW 10 | WSW 15 |
25 | — | 24 | 14 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 51 | 50 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 21 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | NE 2 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 113 | 766 | 1257 | 1371 | 1351 | 1121 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 43 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 867 | 157 | 157 | 157 | 118 | 53 |
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