Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 3AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 312 | 292 | 836 | 822 | 347 | 614 | 488 | 551 | 773 | 742 | 1332 | 1067 | 768 | 1654 | 1693 | 1624 | 1491 | 1428 | 1426 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 1:56AM1.18m | 2:03PM1.00m | 2:43AM1.14m | 2:52PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:34PM0.19m | 8:11AM0.33m | 8:09PM0.30m | 9:17AM0.43m | 8:49PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 192 | 266 | 836 | 822 | 222 | 614 | 488 | 506 | 773 | 742 | 1332 | 1067 | 768 | 1654 | 1693 | 1624 | 1491 | 1428 | 1426 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | — |
| kJ | 312 | 292 | 87 | 124 | 347 | 339 | 487 | 551 | 193 | 375 | 186 | 451 | 751 | 178 | 238 | 159 | 131 | 91 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | WSW 19 | N 10 | — | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | WSW 18 | — | SW 7 | SW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 37 | 2 | — | 200 | — | — | — | — | 283 | — | 105 | 136 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 291 | 291 | 48 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 364 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
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