Matanzas Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.96° S 71.89° W

Matanzas 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.4° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 6PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)7ft (2.1m)10s
Afternoon (22 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (22 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
4
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
2
2
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)
2.2
WNW
10
2
WNW
10
1.8
WNW
10
1.7
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.7
W
10
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
2.3
W
11
2.2
W
11
2.1
W
11
2.1
W
11
1.8
W
11
1.7
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
984
834
628
596
509
441
370
266
283
527
1814
1959
1623
1257
1130
1011
980
714
637
486
400
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
N
10
N
15
NE
15
N
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
4:47PM0.82m
5:48AM1.11m
6:12PM0.76m
6:52AM1.15m
7:33PM0.75m
Low Tide
11:20AM0.47m
10:52PM0.39m
12:46PM0.45m
11:53PM0.43m
1:56PM0.39m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
12
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
11
11
12
11
9
10
8
9
10
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
15
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