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Matanzas surfForecast / Santiago / Chile

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 17 Jan 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
14.4° C
 (Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matanzas today?

The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 11PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-04) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)--
Evening (17 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)999101011111112121213111111111313131313121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10401263146416901827196918151915187720951984245819491340106092819041876160714751246111810751006
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
5
S
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
N
10
WNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		onglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:05PM
1.42
11:36AM
0.88
11:40PM
1.46
12:09PM
0.91
12:13AM
1.48
12:42PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:26PM
0.28
5:53AM
0.15
5:02PM
0.23
6:25AM
0.11
5:37PM
0.20
6:56AM
0.09
Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-----6:54-------6:54-------6:56--
Sunset-9:00-------9:00-------9:00------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C221820191819202019171615151619191917161515151818
Feels °C (?)161215141417181817161614151618171818181615151716
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