Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 9PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 106mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the N on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 17 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 104 | 2337 | 1720 | 1059 | 1082 | 776 | 512 | 527 | 299 | 246 | 246 | 330 | 330 | 277 | 644 | 673 | 515 | 599 | 667 | 433 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:44AM1.65m | 00:21AM1.04m | 12:29PM1.56m | 1:09AM1.06m | 1:14PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27PM-0.05m | 5:58AM0.10m | 7:10PM-0.01m | 6:49AM0.17m | 7:51PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | -1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 68 | 49 | 2337 | 1720 | 1059 | 1082 | 776 | 512 | 527 | 299 | 246 | 246 | 330 | 330 | 277 | 586 | 673 | 515 | 599 | 667 | 433 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 15 | — | WSW 13 | WNW 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 48 | 104 | 133 | 248 | 291 | 313 | 171 | 166 | 129 | 71 | 68 | 41 | 17 | — | 60 | 644 | 256 | 416 | 403 | 202 | 161 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | — | SW 12 | — | — | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | SW 13 | W 13 | WNW 11 | W 12 | SW 7 | N 8 |
| kJ | 7 | — | 34 | — | — | 19 | 251 | 245 | 265 | — | 38 | 38 | — | — | — | 273 | 90 | 102 | 109 | 54 | 63 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 1984 | 3721 | 2481 | 2354 | 2002 | 1146 | 1111 | 1079 | 955 | 2515 | 2273 | 2575 | 2990 | 2990 | 1835 | — | 351 | 241 | 160 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1289 | 1289 | 157 | 248 | 118 | 79 | 43 | 5 | 55 | 157 | 229 | 390 | 390 | 435 | 867 | 146 | 364 | 248 | 157 | 0 | 0 |
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