Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
11.9° C
1.2° 

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


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 2AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WNW
9
1.8
WNW
9
1.7
WNW
10
1.9
WNW
12
1.8
WNW
12
1.7
WNW
11
1.5
W
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.4
WNW
11
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
508
584
533
983
843
718
545
478
469
396
403
350
357
298
303
250
248
198
198
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SE
0
NW
5
SSW
15
SSE
0
W
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:57AM1.08m
1:59PM1.27m
2:48AM1.08m
2:46PM1.10m
Low Tide
7:51PM0.06m
7:44AM0.26m
8:32PM0.14m
8:45AM0.35m
9:14PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
5:59
 mm
1
1
3
8
12
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
11
11
13
14
13
12
11
11
10
9
10
11
12
11
11
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
8
9
11
12
11
11
11
10
7
8
6
7
8
7
7
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