Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 7AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
786 | 772 | 745 | 655 | 655 | 667 | 691 | 671 | 603 | 593 | 512 | 471 | 455 | 408 | 340 | 366 | 311 | 305 | 248 | 234 | 229 | 225 | 220 | 315 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:25PM1.16m | 11:32AM1.34m | 11:57PM1.21m | 12:05PM1.25m | 00:32AM1.24m | 12:42PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:18AM0.14m | 5:49PM0.09m | 5:57AM0.17m | 6:17PM0.13m | 6:40AM0.21m | 6:47PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
786 | 772 | 745 | 655 | 655 | 667 | 691 | 671 | 603 | 593 | 512 | 471 | 455 | 408 | 340 | 366 | 311 | 305 | 248 | 234 | 229 | 225 | 220 | 184 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 |
15 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 31 | 31 | — | 42 | 25 | 25 | 37 | 84 | 81 | 67 | 92 | 73 | 57 | 47 | 50 | 51 | 32 | 24 | 140 | 315 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | — | — | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 20 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 19 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
— | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | 37 | 37 | 37 | 25 | 21 | 54 | 54 | 93 | 146 | 183 | 179 | 161 | 157 | 162 | 171 | 25 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 14 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 16 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 121 | 250 | 48 | 48 |
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