Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
13.5° C
0.5° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 10PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (06 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
5
5
5
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
9
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.4
SW
8
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
2.3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
765
536
458
1289
437
403
336
251
247
239
426
329
411
2263
3195
3325
3372
3324
2967
2880
2722
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:39PM0.85m
4:42AM1.17m
5:10PM0.77m
6:02AM1.24m
6:48PM0.76m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.44m
9:42PM0.35m
11:45AM0.42m
10:56PM0.37m
1:14PM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:13
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
12
13
11
9
8
8
7
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
11
11
9
9
Feels °C
5
7
7
7
5
4
3
2
6
5
7
8
8
7
7
6
7
7
6
4
4
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