Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 5AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, fresh winds from the N by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1523 | 2084 | 1892 | 1449 | 1571 | 1267 | 993 | 1103 | 1155 | 763 | 966 | 1300 | 1317 | 1284 | 1187 | 940 | 928 | 915 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:27PM0.73m | 6:49AM1.07m | 8:13PM0.82m | 7:44AM1.11m | 8:44PM0.92m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:18AM0.56m | 2:01PM0.31m | 1:28AM0.50m | 2:33PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | |  |  |  |  | | |  |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1523 | 2084 | 1892 | 1449 | 1571 | 1267 | 993 | 1103 | 1155 | 763 | 966 | 1300 | 1317 | 1284 | 502 | 388 | 316 | 915 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WSW 10 | WNW 18 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 20 | WSW 8 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WNW 13 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 414 | 45 | 45 | 137 | 178 | 45 | 45 | 134 | 6 | 522 | 214 | 32 | 51 | 67 | 1187 | 940 | 928 | 216 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 13 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 16 | WNW 16 | NW 16 | N 7 |
| kJ | 45 | 13 | 31 | 123 | 44 | 123 | 80 | 80 | 31 | 15 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 28 | 104 | 104 | 68 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | 33 | 86 | 218 | 468 | 636 | 669 | 688 | 727 | 627 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 142 | 1099 | 1312 | 1360 | 867 | 248 | 157 | 118 | 142 | 157 | 157 | 55 | 0 |
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