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Matanzas surfForecast / Santiago / Chile
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 -04Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.0° C
(Which is 2.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Matanzas today?
The current surf forecast for Matanzas at 3AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (-04) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 20s |
Table - waves today at Matanzas. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue night, strong winds from the N by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 20 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | |
1022 | 864 | 647 | 558 | 483 | 550 | 467 | 535 | 585 | 1616 | 2109 | 1878 | 2082 | 1969 | 2402 | 2375 | 2267 | 2109 | 2033 | 3458 | 1829 | 1783 | 1380 | 1196 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 1:03AM0.79m | 1:08PM1.25m | 1:53AM0.73m | 1:56PM1.18m | 2:57AM0.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22PM0.27m | 6:18AM0.39m | 8:16PM0.32m | 6:55AM0.45m | 9:19PM0.36m | 7:44AM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 |
14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 1022 | 864 | 647 | 558 | 483 | 550 | 467 | 535 | 585 | 501 | 2109 | 1878 | 1359 | 1090 | 1006 | 2375 | 2267 | 2109 | 2033 | 3458 | 1829 | 1783 | 1380 | 1196 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 58 | 82 | 155 | 197 | 249 | 224 | 197 | 268 | 273 | 660 | 1491 | 1764 | 2082 | 1969 | 2402 | 716 | 79 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 351 | 313 | 244 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WSW 24 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 18 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 18 | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | WNW 16 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 55 | 318 | 314 | 432 | 1616 | 176 | 209 | 404 | 285 | 31 | 114 | 17 | 17 | 12 | — | 7 | 7 | 25 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | SW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 9 | 28 | 100 | 190 | 176 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 701 | 714 | 554 | — | — | — | — | 187 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 118 | 118 | 248 | 364 | 329 | 364 | 250 | 229 | 121 | 43 | 120 | 364 | 364 | 250 | 121 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 229 | 229 |
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