Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matanzas today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 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 7PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 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 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 19 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
655 | 655 | 667 | 691 | 671 | 683 | 593 | 512 | 486 | 477 | 460 | 394 | 366 | 359 | 305 | 288 | 234 | 229 | 225 | 188 | 315 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:32AM1.34m | 11:57PM1.21m | 12:05PM1.25m | 00:32AM1.24m | 12:42PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:49PM0.09m | 5:57AM0.17m | 6:17PM0.13m | 6:40AM0.21m | 6:47PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 |
655 | 655 | 667 | 691 | 671 | 683 | 593 | 512 | 486 | 477 | 460 | 394 | 366 | 359 | 305 | 288 | 234 | 229 | 225 | 188 | 164 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 |
21 | 31 | 31 | — | 42 | 25 | 25 | 37 | 84 | 81 | 84 | 36 | 51 | 47 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 171 | 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 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
13 | — | — | — | 37 | 37 | 37 | 25 | 21 | 54 | 54 | 93 | 146 | 183 | 179 | 161 | 159 | 162 | 24 | 26 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 16 | 11 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 48 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 121 | 250 | 120 | 48 |
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