Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
12.8° C
0.2° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 12AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (27 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (27 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
4
5
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
15
1.5
W
9
1.8
W
10
1.9
W
10
2
W
10
2.5
W
14
3
W
13
3
W
13
3
W
13
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.3
W
11
2.1
W
11
1.9
W
11
1.7
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
298
291
413
365
600
680
802
2499
3049
3113
2796
2210
1820
1597
1323
1075
914
778
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:15PM0.82m
9:15AM1.33m
9:50PM0.85m
9:52AM1.39m
10:23PM0.89m
Low Tide
3:29PM0.26m
2:33AM0.35m
4:05PM0.21m
3:13AM0.29m
4:38PM0.16m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
2
4
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
12
Feels °C
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
11
11
10
11
11
12
13
11
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