Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 5PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue morning, light winds from the NNE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
12 PM | 3 PM | 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 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 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 | 1384 | 1561 | 1523 | 2084 | 1892 | 1449 | 1721 | 1267 | 993 | 1103 | 1155 | 763 | 1048 | 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-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | 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 | 1:16PM0.37m | 00:18AM0.56m | 2:01PM0.31m | 1:28AM0.50m | 2:33PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | | | | |  |  |  |  | | |  | |  | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NW 8 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1384 | 1561 | 1523 | 2084 | 1892 | 1449 | 1721 | 1267 | 993 | 1103 | 1155 | 763 | 1048 | 1300 | 1317 | 1284 | 1187 | 940 | 276 | 915 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | WSW 10 | WNW 18 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 20 | NW 12 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | W 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 16 | NW 8 | SW 14 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 477 | 337 | 414 | 45 | 45 | 137 | 178 | 45 | 45 | 134 | 25 | 522 | 214 | 23 | 51 | 43 | 103 | 250 | 928 | 205 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | NW 13 | WNW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 18 | WSW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 16 | WNW 12 | N 7 | NW 16 | NW 16 |
| kJ | 44 | 44 | 45 | 13 | 31 | 123 | 44 | 123 | 80 | 80 | 31 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 67 | 14 | 159 | 68 | 69 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 60 | 146 | 335 | 411 | 495 | 621 | 691 | 679 | 545 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 5 | 364 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 55 | 1099 | 1312 | 1131 | 867 | 435 | 157 | 130 | 157 | 1289 | 157 |
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