Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 4AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 13 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | W 11 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 284 | 297 | 176 | 265 | 224 | 280 | 319 | 434 | 670 | 819 | 988 | 910 | 1143 | 625 | 441 | 412 | 384 | 343 | 284 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:55PM0.92m | 10:59AM1.44m | 11:27PM0.96m | 11:31AM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:10PM0.13m | 4:26AM0.21m | 5:39PM0.11m | 5:00AM0.20m | 6:08PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  | | |  | | | |  |  |  |  | |  |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 284 | 297 | 130 | 265 | 224 | 280 | 319 | 434 | 670 | 819 | 988 | 910 | 418 | 625 | 407 | 412 | 384 | 343 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | S 7 | — | — | WSW 12 | W 18 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 101 | 102 | 176 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 195 | 24 | 517 | 441 | 255 | 245 | 245 | 284 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | NW 14 | W 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | N 10 | — | — | — | W 18 | — | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | WSW 16 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 133 | 108 | 106 | 51 | 14 | 44 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | N 6 | NW 9 | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 29 | 88 | 98 | 170 | 1143 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 157 | 157 | 118 | 118 | 146 | 120 | 453 | 0 | 65 | 118 | 43 | 5 |
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