Matanzas surf break

Matanzas surfForecast / Santiago / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 04 May 2026 -04
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Matanzas surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matanzas sea temperature is
12.1° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matanzas today?

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 10AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (04 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (04 May)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
3
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.3
SW
11
0.9
SW
16
1.3
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
SW
20
1.4
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1271
1975
2290
3155
3025
2773
2553
2345
2117
1965
1765
1581
1258
1022
864
769
743
639
403
389
312
437
1600
1491
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SE
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
11:48AM1.36m
00:21AM0.86m
12:26PM1.31m
1:03AM0.79m
1:08PM1.25m
Low Tide
5:13AM0.29m
6:35PM0.21m
5:44AM0.34m
7:22PM0.27m
6:18AM0.39m
8:16PM0.32m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
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7:24
7:24
7:26
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6:02
6:01
6:00
4
2
1
4
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
18
18
17
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
14
15
16
14
13
12
15
15
14
17
16
15
14
14
14
13
15
16
15
16
15
12
12
10
10
11
13
12
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
SW
20
1.6
SW
11
Energy kJ
1271
1975
2290
3155
3025
2773
2553
2345
2117
1965
1765
1581
1258
1022
864
769
743
639
403
389
312
432
1600
606
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
11
0.4
NW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
16
0.2
WSW
20
0.3
SW
20
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.4
W
10
1.4
SW
19
Energy kJ
280
220
379
45
28
17
17
17
5
5
10
37
60
58
82
155
252
249
231
188
309
309
356
1491
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
16
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
20
0.1
NW
16
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
WNW
15
0.6
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
11
1.3
W
10
Energy kJ
17
27
45
5
5
5
5
5
10
18
15
10
14
14
14
14
14
21
222
381
310
437
304
326
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
Energy kJ
3
14
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
5
0
43
16
60
48
48
16
16
16
0
0
55
55
0
5
43
43
118
157
118
118
108
121
Best forecast wave conditions in Santiago
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Chile
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
5
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